cover image - The Definitive Guide to the OSCE, 1st Edition
ISBN: 9780702055508
Copyright: 2015
Publication Date: 08-07-2015
Page Count: 384
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
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The Definitive Guide to the OSCE, 1st Edition

by Ronald M. Harden, OBE MD FRCP(Glas) FRCSEd FRCPC, Pat Lilley, BA (Hons) and Madalena Patricio, PhD

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cover image - The Definitive Guide to the OSCE, 1st Edition
ISBN: 9780702055508
Copyright: 2015
Publication Date: 08-07-2015
Page Count: 384
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
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The Definitive Guide to the OSCE: The Objective Structured Clinical Examination as a Performance Assessment highlights the basic concepts underpinning the OSCE, its development and implementation in practice. Practical guidelines and tips are provided based on the authors’ extensive experience gained over 40 years. Case studies are included to illustrate the OSCE’s use in a wide range of settings and professions to assess the expected learning outcomes. The text is supplemented with personal accounts and anecdotes.

Used globally in all phases of education in the different healthcare professions, the OSCE was first described by the lead author, Harden, in 1975 and it is now the gold standard for performance assessment.

    • This book provides a full understanding of the basic concepts underpinning the OSCE and shows how to implement an OSCE effectively and efficiently in a variety of contexts
    • It includes case studies demonstrating the use of the OSCE in practice in a range of different fields
    • Practical guidelines and tips are provided based on the authors’ extensive experience
  • An Introduction to the Objective Structured Clinical Examination
    1. What is an OSCE?
    2. The inside story of the development of the OSCE
    3. The OSCE as the gold standard for performance assessment
    4. How the OSCE can contribute to the education programme
    5. What is assessed in an OSCE?

    Implementation of an OSCE
    6. Choosing a format for an OSCE
    7. The setting for an OSCE
    8. The patient
    9. The examiner
    10. Implementing an OSCE
    11. Evaluating the examinee's performance
    12. Providing feedback to the learner
    13. The examinee's perspective
    14. Evaluating an OSCE
    15. Costs and implementing an OSCE with limited resources

    Some Final Thoughts
    16. Limitations of the OSCE
    17. Conclusions and looking to the future

    Examples of the use of the OSCE in different settings and contexts: case studies
  • Ronald M. Harden, OBE MD FRCP(Glas) FRCSEd FRCPC, Professor (Emeritus) Medical Education, University of Dundee, UK, Editor Medical Teacher, UK, Pat Lilley, BA (Hons), Associate Fellow, University of Dundee, UK and Madalena Patricio, PhD, Professor of Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
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