Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 12 , Pages 624-626, December 2008

The Experience of an Objective, Structured Clinical Examination at Kaohsiung Medical University

  • Kun-Tai Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Kun-Tai Lee, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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  • Wei-Ting Liu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Jeng-Hsien Yen

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Ching-Kuan Liu

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Keh-Min Liu

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chung-Sheng Lai

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Received 5 January 2009; accepted 22 January 2009.

Article Outline

The objective, structured clinical examination (OSCE) is a method to assess clinical competency based on objective testing, through direct observation in a formal setting. The Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) has pioneered OSCEs in Taiwan. In KMU, three groups of examinees—medical students in years 3 and 4, medical students in years 5 and 6, and medical students in year 7—were assessed using different OSCEs. Each OSCE was set up using the following five steps: (1) create cases; (2) decide on the items or clinical skills to be evaluated; (3) train standardized patients; (4) run the OSCE and (5) review videos to improve the curriculum. We expect that KMU will become the premier OSCE center in Taiwan.

Key Words:  KMU experience , medical education , objective structured clinical examination

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PII: S1607-551X(09)70026-9

doi:10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70026-9

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 12 , Pages 624-626, December 2008

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