Keeping It Real: Enhancing Realism in Standardised Patient OSCE Encounters from The Clinical Teacher
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Date: 2012-10-30

Keeping It Real: Enhancing realism in standardised patient OSCE stations
by Gerry Gormley, Margaret Sterling, Allison Menary and Gary McKeown,
Queen's University Belfast, UK.
from The Clinical Teacher: www.theclinicalteacher.com

Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) are a commonly used method of assessing clinical competency in health care education. However, creating a realistic experience that triggers authentic responses from learners can be challenging.
Gormley and colleagues consider some of the techniques and principles that can be used to enhance the realism of SP roles in OSCEs and create a more genuine experience.
Read their full article in The Clinical Teacher: www.theclinicalteacher.com

December 2012 | Volume 9 | Issue 6 | www.theclinicalteacher.com