Effect of short-term training for OSCE examiners in general practice residency training final examination

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the effect of short-term training of objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) examiner in general practice residency training final examination. Methods Sixty examiners from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region participated in half-day workshop of OSCE. The participants were interviewed with questionnaire before and after the training program and the effect of training was evaluated. Results The study showed that 78.3%(47/60)examiners knew OSCE and understood the concept and implementation steps before the training; 21.7%(13/60)had used it before; 95.0%(57/60)examiners intended to learn the performance of OSCE. After training most participants completely or basically understood the 6 test stands and implementation methods of OSCE; the participants were highly satisfied with the training duration, contents and methods, and the satisfaction rates were all over 70%. Conclusion The examiners recognize the advantages of OSCE in assessment of clinical skills and have strong intention of application. Short-term training has a certain effect and feasibility. Key words: Training; Objective structured clinical examination; General practitioner