Introduction:The OSCE is a sociomaterial assemblage-a meshing together of human and material components producing multiple effects. Materials matter because they shape candidate performance, with potentially calamitous career consequences if materials influence performance unjustly. Although the OSCE literature refers to How to cite this article: Rees CE, Ottrey E, Barton P, et al.Materials matter: Understanding the importance of sociomaterial assemblages for OSCE candidate performance.
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