PRIORITIZATION OF FACTORS BY MEDICAL FACULTY TOWARDS INTRODUCTION OF CENTRALIZED OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL AND PRACTICAL EXAMINATION

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Lubna Kashif
Usman Mahboob
Farooq Ahmed

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To prioritize the factors required for the implementation of the centralized Objective Structured Clinical and Practical Examination (OSCE/OSPE) to standardize the clinical examination across the province.


METHODS: This was a cross-sectional survey that included four medical colleges of Peshawar; two public and two private. All study participants were practically involved in making and executing OSCE/OSPE. A 20-item survey questionnaire (having 5 points Likert scale responses) was developed based on the protocol given in AMEE guide-87. All the validation steps, including pilot testing, were followed. Responses were analyzed using SPSS-22.


RESULTS: Frequency and percentages for each item were analyzed based on priority. The factors which were highly prioritized are given in descending order of frequency as; central administration and management (65%), adequate human resource (64%), recruitment of examiners by the implementing body (61%), development of central OSCE/OSPE bank (60%), trained staff (57%), trained standardized patients (53%), the consensus for appropriate marking (50%), coordinated meetings before the start of assessment (47%), CCTV surveillance (26%), equipment provision by the examining body (21%), single venue for OSCE/OSPE conduction (19%), and traveling of students to the desired locations (10%).


CONCLUSION: The survey revealed that the central administrative body, training of faculty and staff, development of central OSCE/OSPE bank, and provision of equipment are integral to the implementation of centralized OSCE/OSPE.


KEYWORDS: Medical faculty, assessment, Staff Development, patient simulations

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Kashif, L., U. Mahboob, and F. Ahmed. “PRIORITIZATION OF FACTORS BY MEDICAL FACULTY TOWARDS INTRODUCTION OF CENTRALIZED OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL AND PRACTICAL EXAMINATION”. KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL, vol. 13, no. 2, June 2021, pp. 108-12, doi:10.35845/kmuj.2021.20982.
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