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Pathology and the OSCE: insights from a pilot study
Author(s) -
Benbow Emyr W.,
Harrison Ian,
Dornan Timothy L.,
O'Neill Paul A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
the journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.964
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1096-9896
pISSN - 0022-3417
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1096-9896(199801)184:1<110::aid-path965>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - objective structured clinical examination , cohort , medical education , curriculum , test (biology) , psychology , medicine , educational measurement , medical history , family medicine , pathology , pedagogy , surgery , biology , paleontology
Undergraduate medical education in Manchester is undergoing wholesale revision, with the introduction of problem‐based learning (PBL) in each successive year of the curriculum, as the cohort of students who joined the faculty in 1994 advances through the course. This cohort has now entered year 3, which is primarily hospital‐based. In preparation for this, we have explored the development of an OSCE, not only to assess core interpersonal skills such as history taking, clinical examination, and the ability to explain things to patients, but also to integrate the examination of important skills relating to investigational sciences. These include the correct choice of laboratory tests, accurate interpretation of data, and appropriate selection of clinical responses to test results. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.