Darling-Pomranz, C., Gray, J. orcid.org/0000-0003-0821-5789 and Watson, C. (2020) Undertaking a face to face Summative OSCE assessment during the COVID-19 Pandemic - a descriptive narrative. MedEdPublish, 9 (1). 244.
Abstract
The 2020 Covid19 pandemic has caused significant disruption to medical education across the world. At the University of Sheffield final year medical students undertook a virtual OSCE via technology in order to graduate however for our Physician Associate course this was more problematic as following completion of the assessments at the university students are also required to pass a national examination with a formal Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Due to this it was felt that it was crucial to run an OSCE examination for our students on a face to face basis but within the context of managing the potential safety and risks inherent in doing so.
This piece of work describes the process of running the examination including detail which we feel will be useful to others who may seek to undertake examinations for the same reason within the current health emergency or any future such events. It is important to note that some innovations we put in place with respect to technology enhancing safety will remain for future OSCE examinations in any circumstances.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors. This has been published under Creative Commons "CC BY 4.0" (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Please see publisher's site for latest version. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2020 14:22 |
Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2020 14:22 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Association for Medical Education in Europe |
Identification Number: | 10.15694/mep.2020.000244.1 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:167422 |