Open AccessObjective structured clinical examination for undergraduates: Is it a feasible approach to standardized assessment in India?
Author(s) -
Kavita Bhatnagar,
Vivek Saoji,
Amitav Banerjee
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.81032
Subject(s) - objective structured clinical examination , medical education , curriculum , psychomotor learning , modalities , construct validity , test (biology) , psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , cognition , medicine , clinical psychology , psychometrics , pedagogy , social science , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , sociology , biology , neuroscience
There has been a growing concern among medical educators about the quality of medical graduates trained in various medical colleges in our country. Data based on the faculty and student perceptions of undergraduate curriculum indicate a need for laying more stress on practical skills during their training and assessment. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a reliable and an established and effective multistation test for the assessment of practical skills in an objective and a transparent manner. The aim of this article is to sensitize universities, examiners, organizers, faculty, and students across India to OSCE.