Assessing the utility of virtual OSCE sessions as an educational tool: a national pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) are a common form of assessment used across medical schools in the UK to assess clinical competence and practical skills and are traditionally held in an in-person format. In the past, medical students have often prepared for such exams through in-person peer-assisted learning (PAL), however, due to the recent Covid-19 pandemic, many in-person teaching sessions transitioned to online-based formats. There is currently a paucity of research on the utility of virtual PAL OSCE sessions and thus, we carried out a national pilot study to determine the feasibility of virtual OSCE teaching via feedback from participants and examiners.

Methods

A total of 85 students from 19 UK-based medical schools with eight students base

SUBMITTER: Grover S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8923093 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature