
The “new-normal” OSCE examination: Executing in the COVID-19 era
Author(s) -
Shazia Babar Matin,
Azam Afzal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.37.7.4568
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , new normal , medical education , principal (computer security) , objective structured clinical examination , face (sociological concept) , face to face , clinical practice , plan (archaeology) , nursing , pathology , computer science , social science , philosophy , disease , epistemology , sociology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , archaeology , history , operating system
In this unprecedented situation of COVID-19 era, the educational institutions have to attune not only the teaching strategies but also the assessment. Similarly, just as COVID precautions have become the "new normal" practice, hence implementation changes during face-to-face examinations may become standard practice in the Post- COVID era. The Objective structured clinical exams (OSCEs) which usually require a face-to-face assessment of skills, posed a special challenge to health professionals in COVID 19. This commentary paper is written on shared experiences of the examination cell principal resource faculty for OSCE and exam coordinators. It addresses how to plan and implement objective, valid, feasible and reliable clinical skills examinations (OSCEs) keeping in place COVID precautions to ensure the utmost wellbeing of all stakeholders involved.