Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2005):

The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) as a determinant of veterinary clinical skills.

Full Abstract

The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) has become an excellent tool to evaluate many elements of a student's clinical skills, especially including communication with the patient (human medicine) or client (veterinary medicine); eliciting clinical information from these conversations; some aspects of the physical examination; and many areas of clinical evaluation and assessment. One key factor is that the examination can be structured to compare different students' abilities.

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Author information

Author/s: Davis, Margery H (MH); Ponnamperuma, Gominda G (GG); McAleer, Sean (S); Dale, Vicky H M (VH);

Affiliation: Centre for Medical Education, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK. m.h.davis(-atsign-)dundee.ac.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of veterinary medical education (J Vet Med Educ), published in Canada. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol 33 (issue 4) : pp 578-87

Dates: Created 2007/01/15; Completed 2007/03/13;

PMID: 17220501, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Accreditation Animals Clinical Competence - standards Education, Veterinary - standards

Educational Measurement - methods; standards Humans Students Veterinarians - psychology

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