An Objective Structured Teaching Examination (OSTE) for Generalist Resident Physicians

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OPEN ACCESSJanuary 22, 2005An Objective Structured Teaching Examination (OSTE) for Generalist Resident Physicians Elizabeth Morrison Elizabeth Morrison University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.103 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstract Introduction: Using medical education literature and a focus group study, we developed and validated a 3.5-hour, 8-station objective structured teaching examination (OSTE) for medical students. Methods: Twenty-three generalist residents participated in a randomized trial of a clinical teaching curriculum. Fifteen fourth-year medical students underwent 30 hours of training before developing pretest and posttest OSTEs. Students and investigators used eight case-specific, behaviorally-anchored rating scales derived from the Stanford Faculty Development Program's SFDP-26 instrument to assess teaching performance. Results: Rating scale reliabilities exceeded 0.90 for all eight stations. Interrater reliabilities exceeded 0.75 for seven of eight stations. Content validity and predictive validity achieved high levels. Discussion: The OSTE we developed can predictably assess student and resident comfort with clinical teaching. Other studies have suggested that taking the Clinical Teaching Perception Inventory (CTPI) will improve teaching skills. Educational Objectives The objective of the OSTE is to measure comfort with clinical teaching by comparing perceptions of the students' ideal clinical teacher and their feelings about themselves as clinical teachers. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: CACHE OSTE Publication Overview.pdf OSTE Resource Folder To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. Copyright & Permissions© 2005 Morrison. This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives license.KeywordsOSTEResidents as TeachersEducational Measurement Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Loading ...