Development and Implementation of an OSCE for Formative Assessment of Core Clinical Skills in Internal Medicine Interns.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Direct observation and feedback are essential for developing core intern skills including communicating with consultants, obtaining informed consent, providing handoffs, and responding to nursing concerns. Early in training, the amount of direct observation of these skills varies and is often limited.

Methods

We created a 2-hour, 4-station OSCE for internal medicine interns after completion of inpatient rotations. Stations included (1) calling a consult, (2) obtaining informed consent, (3) providing sign-out, and (4) triaging and responding to nursing pages. Each station was scored using a checklist, and interns received immediate formative feedback from faculty after completing each station. Interns completed pre- and postsession surveys (ratings on 5-point sca

SUBMITTER: Wick A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12920606 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature