The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is increasingly utilized as an objective assessment tool for evaluating core competencies in anesthesiology residents and medical trainees.
This review highlights the increasing interest and application of OSCE as an evaluation tool for core competencies in anesthesiology residency programs.
Since its description in 1974, the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) has gained popularity as an objective assessment tool of medical students, residents, and trainees. With the development of the anesthesiology residents' milestones and the preparation for the Next Accreditation System, there is an increased interest in OSCE as an evaluation tool of the six core competencies and the corresponding milestones proposed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.In this article the authors review the history of OSCE and its current application in medical education and in different medical and surgical specialties. They also review the use of OSCE by anesthesiology programs and certification boards in the United States and internationally. In addition, they discuss the psychometrics of test design and implementation with emphasis on reliability and validity measures as they relate to OSCE.
Hastie et al. (Mon,) conducted a review in Medical education in anesthesiology. Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) was evaluated. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is increasingly utilized as an objective assessment tool for evaluating core competencies in anesthesiology residents and medical trainees.