my open diary: osce sem 5

today is for osce,,hahaha...do you know what is osce??i just know when i ask MR GOOGLE (a bit ashamed bcos i just know it although i'm 2 years and a half in dis field)'

OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAM (OSCE)

as the name suggests, an OSCE is designed to be:

objective - all candidates are assessed using exactly the same stations (although if real patients are used, their signs may vary slightly) with the same marking scheme. In an OSCE, candidates get marks for each step on the mark scheme that they perform correctly, which therefore makes the assessment of clinical skills more objective, rather than subjective, which is where the examiners decide whether or not the candidate fails based on their subjective assessment of their skills.
structured - stations in OSCEs have a very specific task. Where simulated patients are used, detailed scripts are provided to ensure that the information that they give is the same to all candidates, including the emotions that the patient should use during the consultation. Instructions are carefully written to ensure that the candidate is given a very specific task to complete. The OSCE is carefully structured to include parts from all elements of the curriculum as well as a wide range of skills.
a clinical examination - the OSCE is designed to apply clinical and theoretical knowledge. Where theoretical knowledge is required, for example, answering questions from the examiner at the end of the station, then the questions are standardised and the candidate is only asked questions that are on the mark sheet and if they are asked any others then there will be no marks for them.

luckily all of my batch pass this test,,congrate u guys!!!