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‘Hello, my name is Gabriel, I am the house officer, may I examine you?’ or The Objective Santa Christmas Examination (OSCE)
Author(s) -
Wood Diana,
Roberts Trudie,
Bradley Paul,
Lloyd David,
O’Neill Paul
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1999.00559.x
Subject(s) - house officer , objective structured clinical examination , medical education , formative assessment , curriculum , jargon , officer , house staff , psychology , medicine , family medicine , pedagogy , political science , linguistics , philosophy , law
Objective To design a clinical examination of high content validity suitable for use as a formative assessment tool with pre‐registration house officers (PRHO’s) towards the end of their first house officer post. Design A multicentre collaboration between four UK medical schools who offer undergraduate curricula which are problem‐based, systems‐based, patient‐orientated, student‐centred, jargon‐laden and utterly staff‐bewildering. Main outcome An objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) which is suitable for use with graduates of UK medical schools. It assesses the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for future careers in a hierarchical system where protecting the senior staff from all forms of irritation is paramount. Results PRHO’s who excel in this examination get better references. Conclusion The OSCE format can be used to provide ‘real‐life’ scenarios appropriate to the season.