Practical tips for setting up and running OSCEs

Hall, E. J., Baillie, S., Hunt, J. A., Catterall, A. J., Wolfe, L. , Decloedt, A., Taylor, A. J. and Wissing, S. (2023) Practical tips for setting up and running OSCEs. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 50(3), pp. 258-265. (doi: 10.3138/jvme-2022-0003) (PMID:35617627)

Abstract

Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) are used to assess students’ skills on a variety of tasks using live animals, models, cadaver tissue, and simulated clients. OSCEs can be used to provide formative feedback, or they can be summative, impacting progression decisions. OSCEs can also drive student motivation to engage with clinical skill development and mastery in preparation for clinical placements and rotations. This teaching tip discusses top tips for running an OSCE for veterinary and veterinary nursing/technician students as written by an international group of authors experienced with running OSCEs at a diverse set of institutions. These tips include tasks to perform prior to the OSCE, on the day of the examination, and after the examination and provide a comprehensive review of the requirements that OSCEs place on faculty, staff, students, facilities, and animals. These tips are meant to assist those who are already running OSCEs and wish to reassess their existing OSCE processes or intend to increase the number of OSCEs used across the curriculum, and for those who are planning to start using OSCEs at their institution. Incorporating OSCEs into a curriculum involves a significant commitment of resources, and this teaching tip aims to assist those responsible for delivering these assessments with improving their implementation and delivery.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Wolfe, Miss Lissann
• Authors: Hall, E. J., Baillie, S., Hunt, J. A., Catterall, A. J., Wolfe, L., Decloedt, A., Taylor, A. J., and Wissing, S.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine
• Journal Name: Journal of Veterinary Medical Education
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• ISSN: 0748-321X
• ISSN (Online): 1943-7218
• Published Online: 26 May 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 AAVMC
• First Published: First published in Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 50(3):258-265
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy