A qualitative evaluation of University of Cape Town medical students’ feedback of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination
| Autor: | Nazlie Beckett, Derek Adriaan Hellenberg, Mosedi Namane |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Mefanet Journal, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 20-25 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 1805-9171 1805-9163 |
| Popis: | Background: All medical students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) rotate through a Family Medicine clerkship during their final year. Students are based at community health centres (CHCs) in the Western Cape Metropole, and at a rural site in Vredenburg. At the end of the four week clerkship, students do an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Aim: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the students’ feedback of the OSCE at the end of the 6th year Family Medicine rotation, and to make recommendations which can be used to improve the OSCE. Methods: This is a structured qualitative study. The study population included final year medical students rotating through the Family Medicine clerkship, over a period of seven months. Each student completed a structured questionnaire immediately after the OSCE. These evaluations were analysed using a “content analysis” method. Results: The majority of students were happy with the structure and content of the OSCE, as well as the fact that it was aligned to what was taught during the clinical rotation. However, the majority of students complained that the time allocated per station was inadequate. Conclusion: Objective ways should be utilized by the Division of Family Medicine to improve the time allocation and the current format of the OSCE. |
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