Assessing Professional Behaviors of Physician Assistant Students in Objective Structured Clinical Examinations: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Professionalism in physician assistant (PA) students is an essential behavior to assess during formative medical education. Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) provide an opportunity to evaluate PA students performing professional behaviors within simulated clinical settings. This scoping review aims to explore insights the existing literature offers regarding evaluating the professional behaviors of PA students using an OSCE. A secondary objective is to identify gaps in the literature to clarify future research.

Methods

This scoping review was conducted in March 2024. From January 2018 until March 2024, CINAHL, MEDLINE Ultimate, Health Source-Nursing/Education, and PubMed online databases were searched for publications in English. Records include

SUBMITTER: Francis ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11841713 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature