Objective structured clinical examination to teach competency in planetary health care and management - a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health professionals are increasingly called upon and willing to engage in planetary health care and management. However, so far, this topic is rarely covered in medical curricula. As the need for professional communication is particularly high in this subject area, this study aimed to evaluate whether the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) could be used as an accompanying teaching tool.

Methods

During the winter semester 2022/2023, 20 third- and fifth-year medical students voluntarily participated in a self-directed online course, three workshops, and a formal eight-station OSCE on planetary health care and management. Each examinee was also charged alternatingly as a shadower with the role of providing feedback. Experienced examiners rated students

SUBMITTER: Teichgraber U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10953132 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature