How to set up an OSCE

From The Clinical Teacher June 2005 issue

This article is not meant to be an exhaustive or in-depth analysis of OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations) but rather a collection of useful advice, pointers and tips, gleaned from running OSCEs over many years. The use of OSCEs in the quantitative assessment of competence has become widespread in the field of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education since they were originally described, mainly due to the improved reliability of this assessment format. It offers in a fairer test of candidates' clinical abilities as all the candidates are presented with the same test.

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