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The Watched Structure Clinical Examination (WASCE) as a tool of assessment.
Saudi Med J. 2004 Jan; 25(1):71-4.SM

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

Assessment of medical students' clinical competencies is still evolving. The aim of this study was to find out the effectiveness of a new tool of assessment to assess medical students at the end of clinical rotations.

METHODS

A new tool has been developed in the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain, called the Watched Structure Clinical Examination (WASCE). It was used at the end of the Family Medicine clinical rotation during the academic year 2000-2001 involving 62 final year students.

RESULTS

The study found a significant statistical correlation between the students' results in the WASCE and their results in Doctor of Medicine final examination, which included the written examination, the patient encountered clinical examination and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).

CONCLUSION

Watched Structured Clinical Examination can be a useful method of assessment for examining certain clinical skills, with an advantage over the OSCE in that it is less time consuming, more cost effective, requires less supervising staff to conduct the examination and, more importantly, it is less stressful to the students.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Alnasir FA
Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain. faisal@agu.edu.bh

MeSH

AdultClinical CompetenceCurriculumEducation, Medical, UndergraduateEducational MeasurementFamily PracticeFemaleHumansMalePhysical ExaminationSaudi ArabiaSensitivity and SpecificityStudents, MedicalTeaching

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

14758384

Citation

Alnasir, Faisal A.. "The Watched Structure Clinical Examination (WASCE) as a Tool of Assessment." Saudi Medical Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, 2004, pp. 71-4.
Alnasir FA. The Watched Structure Clinical Examination (WASCE) as a tool of assessment. Saudi Med J. 2004;25(1):71-4.
Alnasir, F. A. (2004). The Watched Structure Clinical Examination (WASCE) as a tool of assessment. Saudi Medical Journal, 25(1), 71-4.
Alnasir FA. The Watched Structure Clinical Examination (WASCE) as a Tool of Assessment. Saudi Med J. 2004;25(1):71-4. PubMed PMID: 14758384.
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