A modified OSCE assessing the assimilation and application of ethical principles relevant to Obstetric and Gynaecological practice

dc.creator	Dr Hugo van Woerden
dc.date	2003-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:23:26Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:23:26Z
dc.identifier	1087-2981
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/8ac2d5431b3b40ad84a4ffffc36e97fb
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/29687
dc.description	Objective. To develop and evaluate a modified OSCE assessing the assimilation and application of a range of ethical principles relevant to Obstetric and Gynecological practice. Setting. Candidates for an SpR training rotation Methods. Twenty six candidates working in Obstetrics and Gynecology were presented with four questions covering a range of relevant ethical scenarios. Their responses were assessed using a marking schedule. The marking schedule was evaluated against a checklist developed for assessing postgraduate medical examinations. Inter-rater reliability was assessed by calculating Kappa values for each question. The items in the marking schedule were also assessed to determine the level of agreement between the two examiners. To assess the contribution of each question to the total score, the question to total score correlations were calculated. The discriminatory capacity of each question was also assessed. Results. The development of the examination met almost all of the criteria in the checklist for developing a postgraduate examination. Inter-rater reliability was reasonable (4 weighted Kappas ranged from 0.53 - 0.75). There was a high level of agreement between examiners as to whether a candidate had answered an item on the marking schedule correctly. The degree of discrimination of items in the marking schedule was consistent with clinical opinion on the importance of questions. Conclusion. This modified OSCE examination demonstrates the feasibility of testing ethical principles relevant to practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology in candidates for postgraduate posts. It meets most of the criteria laid down in a checklist developed to assess postgraduate medical examinations
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Medical Education Online
dc.relation	http://www.med-ed-online.org/res00061.htm
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1087-2981
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Medical Education Online, Vol 8, Pp 8- (2003)
dc.subject	medical education
dc.subject	health professional education
dc.subject	peer-reviewed
dc.subject	Clinical science education
dc.subject	Evaluation
dc.subject	Ethics/professionalism
dc.subject	OSCE
dc.subject	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.title	A modified OSCE assessing the assimilation and application of ethical principles relevant to Obstetric and Gynaecological practice
dc.type	article