This article in the Medical Education series provides a conceptual framework for and a brief
update on commonly used and emerging methods of assessment, discusses the strengths …

Context The relative advantages and disadvantages of checklists and global rating scales
(GRS s) have long been debated. To compare the merits of these scale types, we conducted …

Abstract Introduction: In 2010, the Ottawa Conference produced a set of consensus criteria
for good assessment. These were well received and since then the working group monitored …

The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) was first described by Harden in
1975 as an alternative to the existing methods of assessing clinical performance (Harden et …

BACKGROUND: Failures in nontechnical and teamwork skills frequently lie at the heart of
harm and near-misses in the operating room (OR). The purpose of this systematic review …

The organisation, administration and running of a successful OSCE programme need
considerable knowledge, experience and planning. Different teams looking after various …

Background Endoscopy has traditionally been taught with novices practicing on real patients
under the supervision of experienced endoscopists. Recently, the growing awareness of the …

OBJECTIVE: There is a growing amount of empirical research on empathy in medicine. This
critical review assesses methodological limitations in this body of research that have not …

Background Empathy is frequently cited as an important attribute in physicians and some
groups have expressed a desire to measure empathy either at selection for medical school …

Background Teaching and assessment of communication skills have become essential in
medical education. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) has been found …