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Reliability, validity, and feasibility of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination in assessing clinical skills of final year surgical clerkship.
Saudi Med J. 2008 Dec; 29(12):1802-7.SM

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To report our experience with measurements of the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) conducted for the final surgical clerkship year.

METHODS

A pilot study of the OSCE was conducted on 64 students split over 2 consecutive days lasting 160 minutes each day in May 22-23, 2005 at the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. There were 24 actual stations in day one and 22 in day 2, consisting of combinations of history taking/communication skills, physical examination skills, and problem solving skills.

RESULTS

The stability of the OSCE measured by Cronbach's alpha on day one was 0.68 and 0.79 on day 2. The internal consistency of the OSCE measured by Carmine's theta on day one was 0.79 and 0.81 on day 2. Credibility and comprehensiveness of the OSCE were considered good by both staff and students. Accuracy of the OSCE measured by Pearson;s correlation with the MCQs was 0.5.

CONCLUSION

The OSCE proved to be reliable, and a valid format for testing the clinical skills of final surgical clerkship year. Feasibility of the OSCE can be further improved with experience, repetitions, and use of standardized patients.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Al-Naami MY
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. mohammed_alnaami@yahoo.com

MeSH

AdultClinical ClerkshipClinical CompetenceEducational MeasurementGeneral SurgeryHumansReproducibility of Results

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19082237

Citation

Al-Naami, Mohammed Y.. "Reliability, Validity, and Feasibility of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination in Assessing Clinical Skills of Final Year Surgical Clerkship." Saudi Medical Journal, vol. 29, no. 12, 2008, pp. 1802-7.
Al-Naami MY. Reliability, validity, and feasibility of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination in assessing clinical skills of final year surgical clerkship. Saudi Med J. 2008;29(12):1802-7.
Al-Naami, M. Y. (2008). Reliability, validity, and feasibility of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination in assessing clinical skills of final year surgical clerkship. Saudi Medical Journal, 29(12), 1802-7.
Al-Naami MY. Reliability, Validity, and Feasibility of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination in Assessing Clinical Skills of Final Year Surgical Clerkship. Saudi Med J. 2008;29(12):1802-7. PubMed PMID: 19082237.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Reliability, validity, and feasibility of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination in assessing clinical skills of final year surgical clerkship. A1 - Al-Naami,Mohammed Y, PY - 2008/12/17/entrez PY - 2008/12/17/pubmed PY - 2009/3/25/medline SP - 1802 EP - 7 JF - Saudi medical journal JO - Saudi Med J VL - 29 IS - 12 N2 - OBJECTIVE: To report our experience with measurements of the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) conducted for the final surgical clerkship year. METHODS: A pilot study of the OSCE was conducted on 64 students split over 2 consecutive days lasting 160 minutes each day in May 22-23, 2005 at the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. There were 24 actual stations in day one and 22 in day 2, consisting of combinations of history taking/communication skills, physical examination skills, and problem solving skills. RESULTS: The stability of the OSCE measured by Cronbach's alpha on day one was 0.68 and 0.79 on day 2. The internal consistency of the OSCE measured by Carmine's theta on day one was 0.79 and 0.81 on day 2. Credibility and comprehensiveness of the OSCE were considered good by both staff and students. Accuracy of the OSCE measured by Pearson;s correlation with the MCQs was 0.5. CONCLUSION: The OSCE proved to be reliable, and a valid format for testing the clinical skills of final surgical clerkship year. Feasibility of the OSCE can be further improved with experience, repetitions, and use of standardized patients. SN - 0379-5284 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/19082237/Reliability_validity_and_feasibility_of_the_Objective_Structured_Clinical_Examination_in_assessing_clinical_skills_of_final_year_surgical_clerkship_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -