Title. Objective structured clinical evaluation of clinical competence: an integrativereview.
Aim. This paper presents an integrative literature review conducted to describe the utility of …

Objective: To systematically examine the literature describing the methods by which
technical competence is assessed in surgical trainees. Background: The last decade has …

The traditional clinical examination has been shown to have serious limitations in terms of its
validity and reliability. The OSCE provides some answers to these limitations and has …

Effective test development requires a systematic, detail-oriented approach based on sound
theoretical educational measurement principles. This chapter discusses twelve discrete test …

Background: Advances in information and communication technology are influencing
instructional formats and delivery modes for post secondary teaching and learning. Aims …

Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) was introduced in 1975 as a standardized
tool for objectively assessing clinical competencies—including history-taking, physical …

Recently, standardized patient assessments and objective structured clinical examinations
have been used for high-stakes certification and licensure decisions. In these testing …

The medical education community is reflecting increasingly on the role and nature of
research in the field. Useful sources of data to include in these reflections are a description …

In the UK, and in many Commonwealth countries, a university degree is accepted by
registration bodies as an indication of competence to practice as a PRHO or intern …

When setting standards, administrators of small-scale OSCEs often face several challenges,
including a lack of resources, a lack of available expertise in statistics, and difficulty in …