Introduction of Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) to Residency Examination.
- Author:
Son Hwan CHOI
1
;
Suk Bong KOH
Author Information
1. Department of Medical Education, Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Clinical competence;
Educational measurement;
Internship and residency
- MeSH:
Clinical Competence;
Educational Measurement;
Internship and Residency
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Education
2008;20(4):343-349
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to analyze the development and implementation of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for the residency applicant examination at Daegu-Catholic Hospital. METHODS: Fifty-four Daegu-Catholic residency applicants were evaluated by written examination, internship scores, and OSCE. The correlation between written examination scores, internship scores, and OSCE scores was assessed. RESULTS: The correlation between OSCE and internship scores showed a tendency to be more significant than that between the written test and internship scores, but OSCE-internship correlation coefficients and written test and internship correlation coefficients was not statistically significant. The distribution of OSCE and internship scores on a graph corroborated this relationship between the two variables. CONCLUSION: The OSCE presents more objective criteria for residency application tests.
