Assessing residents' clinical performance: Cumulative results of a four-year study with the Objective Structured Clinical Examination
SurgeryPublished 1 August 1998
Richard W. Schwartz, Donald B. Witzke, Michael B. Donnelly, Terry D. Stratton, Amy V. Blue, David Sloan
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It is concluded that the OSCE can be used to identify group and individual differences reliably in clinical skills, and this method is continued to develop appropriate curricular remediation for deficits in both individuals and groups.
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Given the relatively stable findings observed, we conclude (1) the OSCE can be used to identify group and individual differences reliably in clinical skills, and (2) we continue to use this method to develop appropriate curricular remediation for deficits in both individuals and groups.
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