Piloting the use of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) to assess undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry in Zimbabwe

This report describes a pilot project which involved undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry assessed through objective structured clinical examinations for the first time in Zimbabwe. The pilot describes how gaps in medical education can be addressed by collaborative partn...

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Autores principales: Ruwizhu, Tatenda, Nyamukapa, Ropafadzo, Mazhandu, Fungisai, Mutambara, Julia, Mangezi, Walter, Whitwell, Susannah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2022
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Special Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9540783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36287787
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bji.2021.49
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Sumario:This report describes a pilot project which involved undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry assessed through objective structured clinical examinations for the first time in Zimbabwe. The pilot describes how gaps in medical education can be addressed by collaborative partnerships that allow sharing of knowledge by local institutions and international experts.

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