Prior participation as a standardized patient improves OSCE scores of third-year medical students: A pilot comparative study at Université Paris Cité Medical School.
Med Teach
; 45(10): 1177-1182, 2023 10.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) are one of the main modalities of skills' assessment of medical students. We aimed to evaluate the educational value of the participation of third-year medical students in OSCE as standardized patients.METHODS:
We conducted a pilot OSCE session where third-year students participated in sixth-year students' OSCE as standardized patients (cases). Their scores in their own subsequent OSCE exams were compared with third-year students who had not participated (controls). Students' perceptions (stress, preparedness, ease) regarding their OSCE were compared with self-administered questionnaires.RESULTS:
A total of 42 students were included (9 cases and 33 controls). Median [IQR] overall score (out of 20 points) obtained by the cases was 17 [16.3-18] versus 14.5 [12.7-16.3] for controls (p < 0.001). Students' perception of their evaluation (difficulty, stress, communication) was not significantly different between cases and controls. Most cases agreed that their participation was beneficial in reducing their stress (67%), increasing their preparedness (78%) and improving their communication skills (100%). All cases agreed that this participation should be offered more widely.CONCLUSION:
Students' participation in OSCE as standardized patients led to better performance on their own OSCE and were considered beneficial. This approach could be more broadly generalized to improve student performance.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Medicina
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Avaliação Educacional
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article