Objective structured clinical examinations: 10 steps to planning and implementing OSCEs and other standardized patient exercises

Objective structured clinical examinations/exercises (OSCEs) using standardized patients (SPs) are an efficient means of surveying a diverse range of ability at any point along the continuum of medical education. An OSCE station can address multiple competency assessments across undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education. Nevertheless, organizing and enacting OSCEs is a major undertaking and, as with most other educational projects, collaborating within and across specialties and disciplines only enriches the process. The production of an effective OSCE program requires strong leaders committed to thebenefits of such assessments, as well as many individuals to plan, prepare, and implement the program. To address the need for general guidelines of best practice and consistent organizational stratagem, Objective Structured Clinicl Exams is a comprehensive how-to manual for OSCE implementation. It contains anoverview of and criteria for best practice, a review of relevant literature, insight into the program's influence throughout the healthcare system, and techniques for fine-tuning existing programs. Accompanying charts, graphs and sample forms are included to make this book the single resource for any educator interested in creating or improving a standardized patient program. INDICE: PART 1: INTRODUCTION.- Definitions.- Why use SPs and OSCEs?.- History and current use.- How can Standardized Patients and OSCEs satisfy nationalcompetency guidelines?.- PART TWO: TEN STEPS FOR ORGANIZING OSCEs AND OTHER SP EXERCISES.- Assemble a team.- Agree on goals and scope and make a plan.- Establish a blueprint.- Develop cases and stations.- Create rating forms.- Recruit and train standardized patients (SPs).- Recruit and train raters.- Manage logistics and implement the program.- Analyze and report data.- Develop a case library.- PART THREE: ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS OF STANDARDIZED PATIENTS.- Use ofstandardized patients for remediation.- GOSCEs (Group Observed Structured Clinical Experiences).- OSTEs (Observed Structured Teaching Exams).- Unnanounced Standardized Patients - "The Secret Shopper".- ;APPENDICES.- Medical error disclosure case.- SP medical error rating form.- Faculty medical error rating form.- Resident evaluation of OSCE experience.- Faculty evaluation of OSCE experience.- SP evaluation of OSCE experience.- Rotation schedule.-

• ISBN: 978-1-4614-3748-2
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Fecha Publicación: 29/02/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés