Empleo del examen clínico objetivo estructurado (ECOE) en diversos niveles de educación de la pediatría / [Using Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) across different levels of pediatric training].

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: To evaluate professional competences is the main goal of every training program; the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a useful tool for this task. OBJECTIVE: We describe OSCE administration across three different levels of pediatric training (postgraduate, internship and graduate medical education). METHODS: Regarding the most common pediatric scenarios, knowledge, clinical judgment and communicational skills were evaluated. RESULTS: In the postgraduate setting OSCE was used for the last 8 years, testing 330 students, and passing 60