Assessing clinical reasoning in the OSCE: pilot-testing a novel oral debrief exercise.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Clinical reasoning (CR) is a complex skill enabling transition from clinical novice to expert decision maker. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is widely used to evaluate clinical competency, though there is limited literature exploring how this assessment is best used to assess CR skills. This proof-of-concept study explored the creation and pilot testing of a post-station CR assessment, named Oral Debrief (OD), in the context of undergraduate medical education.

Methods

A modified-Delphi technique was used to create a standardised domain-based OD marking rubric encapsulating the key skills of CR that drew upon existing literature and our existing placement-based CR tool. 16 OSCE examiners were recruited to score three simulated OD recordings

SUBMITTER: Regent A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10548592 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature