Abstract
The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) has recently been introduced to assess the clinical skills of medical trainees. This study develops scales and assesses the problems with such a system for evaluating the skill of a student at a registered dietitian school. All 34 undergraduates in the third year of a 4-year dietitian course were enrolled to examine the reliability of the scales for evaluating skills and to assess the test reliability. Significant correlations were found between two observers, and an acceptable Cronbach alpha level for the evaluation sheet was obtained. However, the result for the total correlation among collected data revealed several items decreasing the internal consistency. These items need to be investigated thoroughly and improved in order to increase reliability. We conclude that OSCE is a useful addition to the dietetic curriculum, offering an objective means of identifying weaknesses and strengths in specific areas of clinical competence.
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