Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) performance among Quebec urology residents: A retrospective study from 2008-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We aimed to compare objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) performance of residents from four Canadian urology programs, based on resident and station characteristics. We also aimed to evaluate OSCE contents by station type and subspecialty.

Methods

Scores of 109 postgraduate year (PGY)-3 to PGY-5 residents were retrospectively reviewed from 19 OSCEs from May 2008 to February 2019. Scores were grouped by station type/subspecialty, PGY level, medical graduate type (Canadian medical graduate [CMG], international medical graduate [IMG]), sex, and choice of fellowship/practice. Linear mixed modelling was performed to obtain least square means to account for repeated measures.

Results

Score increases from PGY-3 to PGY-5 were significant for all stat

SUBMITTER: Garabed LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7492032 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature