Variance due to the examination conditions and factors associated with success in objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs): first experiences at Paris-Saclay medical school.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to measure the variance due to examination conditions during the first sessions of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) performed at a French medical school and identify factors associated with student success.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective, observational study using data from the first three OSCEs sessions performed at Paris-Saclay medical school in 2021 and 2022. For all sessions (each organized in 5 parallel circuits), we tested a circuit effect using a linear mixed-effects model adjusted for sex and the average academic level of students (according to written tests). Then, we studied the factors associated with student success at one station using a multivariate linear mixed-effects model, including the characteristics of students

SUBMITTER: Amadou C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11221172 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature