A paper on the reliability and validity of OSCE checklists in assessing communication skills by Winny Setyonugroho, Dr Kieran Kennedy and Dr Thomas Kropmans was accepted by Patient Education and Counselling. As part of this research, 250 assessment forms were analysed across four academic terms in order to measure the true caliber of communications skills of OSCE performance. The paper can be accessed via the following link:
Topics: eAssessment, clinical assessment, osces, objective structured clinical examinations, communication skills, medical research, medical education, research paper
Our tech team has successfully overhauled Observe (formerly OMIS) 1.8.5. and are rolling out version 1.9.43 at our home base. Due to the invaluable feedback of clients, module and OSCE coordinators, and other individual users, we have improved Observe functionalities to the maximal standard.
Topics: eAssessment, clinical assessment, osces, objective structured clinical examinations, medical education, new software rollout, multiple examiners assessment
An essential read for those introducing technology into clinical skills assessment.
Technology can: