Empirical analysis comparing the tele-objective structured clinical examination (teleOSCE) and the in-person assessment in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

It aimed to compare the use of the tele objective structured clinical examination (teleOSCE) with in-person assessment in high-stakes clinical examination so as to determine the impact of the teleOSCE on the assessment undertaken. Discussion follows regarding what skills and domains can effectively be assessed in a teleOSCE.

Methods

This study is a retrospective observational analysis. It compares the results achieved by final year medical students in their clinical examination, assessed using the teleOSCE in 2020 (n=285), with those who were examined using the traditional in-person format in 2019 (n=280). The study was undertaken at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

Results

In the domain of physical examination, students in 2020 scored 0.277 point

SUBMITTER: Felthun JZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8616724 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature