Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8732395 | Educación Médica | 2018 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) evaluates clinical skills of medical students at the end of medical school training. Professional competence is the set of knowledge and clinical skills that helps to solve professional problems with the correct attitude. The Conference of Deans from all 40 Schools of Medicine in Spain agreed that all students completing their medical training in the 2015/16 academic year should take an exam to assess 8 competency areas: medical history, physical examination, communication skills, clinical judgment, diagnosis, management and treatment, prevention and health promotion, inter-professional relationships, and ethical and legal aspects. The Madrid Autonomous University Medical School took part in this national project, and conducted its first OSCE, with 25 tests, for the 197 students that concluded their training in 2016. This paper describes the 7 stages, or essential processes followed in order to establish the OSCE. This experience may be useful for the understanding and implementation of this complex competence evaluation process.
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Authors
Juan GarcÃa-Puig, Francisco Vara-Pinedo, Juan Antonio Vargas-Núñez,