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Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie 8/2016

01-08-2016 | Book and New Media Reviews

Objective Structured Clinical Examination in Intensive Care Medicine

Jeyasankar Jeyanathan, Daniel Owens, Nikki Bramhill (editors). tfm Publishing Limited, 2016. ISBN 978-1-910079-23-2

Author: Asher Aron Mendelson, MDCM

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 8/2016

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Excerpt

The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in medical education is designed to evaluate the ability of candidates to synthesize clinical information quickly and accurately and to outline a hypothesis and management plan. Successful candidates are able to construct organized, thorough responses effectively in a professional, reassuring communication style. Although each OSCE station is typically less than 15 min in duration, examiners are able to assess candidates reliably for competence and suitability for independent medical practice. Increasingly, medical colleges are incorporating the OSCE into the credentialing process, using it as an adjunct to the written licensing examination. …
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Title
Objective Structured Clinical Examination in Intensive Care Medicine
Jeyasankar Jeyanathan, Daniel Owens, Nikki Bramhill (editors). tfm Publishing Limited, 2016. ISBN 978-1-910079-23-2
Author
Asher Aron Mendelson, MDCM
Publication date
01-08-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-016-0656-4

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