Application of OSTE in teaching competence assessment for general practice preceptors in community training bases / 中华全科医师杂志

Objective To apply objective structured teaching evaluation (OSTE) in teaching competence assessment for general practice preceptors in community training bases.Methods The teaching competency was assessed with OSTE for 28 general practice preceptors in Fengxian District of Shanghai in December 2017.The application of OSTE was evaluated with questionnaire among preceptors,examiners and standardized students(SS).Results Among 28 preceptors there were 23 females (82.1％),with an average age of (37.3±4.2) years.The average teaching duration was (2.8±2.1) years.In the five OSTE station,the highest total score was (88.1 ±2.7) points in the first station self-presentation,while the lowest was (70.8± 14.5) points of the second part physical examination feedback of the third station ambulatory care teaching.The total score in the fifth station (doctor-patient communication teaching) of participants with＜ 15 years of community practice was higher than those ≥15 years of community practice [(80.1±8.5) vs.(71.6± 7.1),t=2.092,P=0.007].Except"being able to adapt to this form of evaluation",the proportions of choosing "very good"were all more than 50％ in other 4 aspects.The overall willingness of "recommending OSTE as the main method to evaluate the teaching competence of GP trainers" was higher in examiners and SS than that inpreceptors (Z=2.836,P=0.005).Conclusion The innovative approach of OSTE has been widely recognized,but the professional capability,the cognition of general practice,the teaching competence and the willingness to use OSTE need to be strengthened for general practice receptors in community bases.

Further discussion on objective structured teaching evaluation: two key questions / 中华全科医师杂志

The objective structured teaching evaluation (OSTE) is a new method for training and objective assessment of the teaching ability of clinical faculty by using standardized students and teaching scenario.It is mainly used to evaluate training programs,train teaching skills and assess teaching ability of clinical faculty.The differences and association between teaching ability,teaching skills and teaching scenario should be clarified before designing OSTE.Although there are some differences in various studies,OSTE can be summarized into two aspects:teaching administration knowledge and special teaching skills.Given the great potential of OSTE in training and assessing faculty,medical educators in general should actively explore its concept and application.