Application and Evaluation of OSCE in Rotation Practice of Pediatric Medical Students
Paediatrics Department, Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center-Academy of Pediatrics, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 570000, China
| Abstract: | Objective: To objectively evaluate the feasibility and significance of OSCE in the pediatric rotation practice assessment. Methods: OSCE (include three examinations: case examination, physical examination and clinical skills examination) was conducted for the 19th five-year clinical pediatrics students of Hainan Medical College, and a questionnaire survey was conducted for examiners and candidates after the assessment. Results: The OSCE results of the 19th five-year clinical pediatrics graduates of Hainan Medical College were in line with the normal distribution. All of the 100 OSCE forms scores were more than 75 points. The difference between the pass rate and the excellent rate in the three assessments was statistically significant (x2=10.899, P=0.004). The pairwise comparisons between groups indicated that the excellent rate of physical examination and skill assessment were higher than that of case assessment, and the differences were statistically significant (x2 was 8.303 and 5.531 respectively, and P was 0.004 and 0.019 respectively). The difference between the average score of the OSCE (91.39±4.42) and the traditional written test (80.64±4.20) was statistically significant (t=11.478, P<0.001). The results of the questionnaire survey showed that pediatric medical students lacked solid clinical basic skills and clinical thinking. Conclusion: OSCE can objectively and effectively evaluate the clinical ability of pediatric medical students and promote their learning enthusiasm, which is worth promoting. |
| Keywords: | Objective Structured Clinical Examination; Score Analysis; Clinical Ability |
| DOI: | 10.57237/j.edu.2023.04.002 |
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Received: 21 September 2023
Accepted: 24 October 2023
Published Online: 28 October 2023
Funding
| 1. | 2022年海南医学院校级教育科研课题 (HYYB202239) |
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