Medical Students’ Perception of Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Feedback for Process Improvement

Undergraduate nursing students' subjective attitudes to curriculum for Simulation-based objective structured clinical examination

“…These findings were consistent with those presented in other studies that revealed that OSCE was perceived by students as a stressful experience (Mårtensson and Löfmark, 2013;Selim et al, 2012) and induced feelings of anxiety and nervousness (Muldoon et al, 2014;Nasir et al, 2014). Sharing various methods for systematic self-study, as structured by students themselves, might be helpful to attenuate these feelings, and encouraging self-study using e-learning modules consisting of PowerPoint slides and video and audio recordings (Weiner et al, 2014) is an alternative learning method to lessen these feelings.…”

“…The participants stated that they were ready to enter a new professional role and had gained a great amount of self-confidence. Nasir et al (2014) reported that over 55% of students who participated in OSCE had the opportunity to acquire knowledge, learn skills, and gain confidence in their communication skills. Yoon et al (2013) conducted a survey of 137 third-year nursing students who used five OSCE stations.…”

Exploring Personality Dimensions That Influence Practice and Performance of a Simulated Laparoscopic Task in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination

“…This seems unlikely, however, given that students have previously been shown to experience raised levels of stress during the OSCE. 9,10,11 Another limitation of this study was that apart from the efficiency (completion time) and accuracy (errors) performance measures used to assess the manual skills components of the fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery (FLS) no other precise measures of movement efficiency were included. Future studies should utilize more sophisticated hand motion analysis systems to unravel the underlying mechanisms by which individual differences in personality influence performance.…”

Does Changing Examiner Stations During UK Postgraduate Surgery Objective Structured Clinical Examinations Influence Examination Reliability and Candidates’ Scores?

“…[8][9][10] Candidates presenting themselves for examinations want reassurance of examination validity and that the processes are fair and unbiased. 11 The OSCE (part B) of the Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) examination, a practical entry-level examination needed to enter higher surgical training in the United Kingdom and Ireland, consists of 18 stations (10 skills and 8 knowledge), each lasting for 9 minutes. This is a high-volume postgraduate examination delivered by the 4 Royal Colleges of Surgeons in the United Kingdom and Ireland with more than 1500 candidates taking it each year.…”