The Definitive Guide to the OSCE - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource Technology, 1st Edition

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

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ISBN: 9780702078514

Publication Date: 06-29-2018

Page Count: 384

Imprint: Churchill Livingstone

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Key Features
- 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.
Contents
An introduction to the Objective Structured Clinical Examination
- What is an OSCE?
- The inside story of the development of the OSCE
- The OSCE as the gold standard for performance assessment
- How the OSCE can contribute to the education programme
- What is assessed in an OSCE?
Implementation of an OSCE
- Choosing a format for an OSCE
- The setting for an OSCE
- The patient
- The examiner
- Implementing an OSCE
- Evaluating the examinee’s performance
- Providing feedback to the learner
- The examinee’s perspective
- Evaluating an OSCE
- Costs and implementing an OSCE with limited resources
Some final thoughts
- Limitations of the OSCE
- Conclusions and looking to the future
Examples of the use of the OSCE in different settings and contexts: case studies
Authors

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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