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Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in pharmacy education - a trend. Pharmacy Practice 2015 Oct-Dec;13(4):627 . doi: 10. 18549/PharmPract.2015.04.627  \nReview  \nObjective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in pharmacy education-a trend  \nAnnie SHIRWAIKAR.  \nReceived (first version): 18-Jun-2015 Accepted: 30-Sep-2015  \n*  \nABSTRACT  \nPharmacy education has undergone a radical change as it evolves towards becoming a more patient oriented profession. With a greater emphasis on problem based teaching and competency, the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), supported by its reliability and validity became the gold standard for the evaluation of clinical skills of undergraduate students of medicine and pharmacy worldwide. Core competency evaluation has become a mandatory and critical norm for accountability of educational objectives as the traditional testing tools cannot evaluate clinical competence. Interpersonal and communication skills, professional judgment, skills of resolution etc. , may be best assessed through a wellstructured OSCE in comparison to oral examinations, multiple choice tests and other methods of assessment. Though OSCEs as an objective method of evaluation offer several advantages to both students and teachers, it also has disadvantages and pitfalls in implementation. This article reviews the OSCE as a trend in pharmacy education.  \nKeywords: Educational Measurement; Education, Professional; Clinical Competence  \n*  \nAnnie SHIRWAIKAR. MPharm, PhD. Professor. College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University. Ajman (United Arab Emirates) [dr.annie@gmu.ac.ae](dr.annie@gmu.ac.ae)  \nINTRODUCTION  \nSince Harden and Gleeson1 introduced the OSCE, an acronym for Objective Structured Clinical Examination, as a method of student assessment in medical school in 1975, it became the preferred method for evaluation of learner performance across various health professions. An OSCE is defined as “an approach to the assessment of clinical competence in which the components of competence are assessed in a planned or structured way with the attention being paid to the objectivity of the examination”.2 Most significantly, the OSCE is a part of high-stake entry-to-practice licensing examinations, including the United States Medical Licensing Examination, the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination and the Canadian Pharmacist Qualifying Examination.3-5 The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain alongside traditional methods of assessments advocates the inclusion of competency-based learning and assessment in the form of OSCEs. The increasing interest of U.S. schools of pharmacy in this technique has been demonstrated by a 7-fold increase in OSCE research presentations at several academic forums in pharmacy between 2006 and 2009.6-9  \nFactors determining the OSCE  \nThe traditional clinical examination has been blamed for its bias and lack of strong correlation amongst different evaluators. Pharmaceutical education has undergone a radical change as it evolves towards a more patient oriented profession. With a greater emphasis on problem based teaching and competency10-12 the OSCE, due to its reliability and validity, became the gold standard for the evaluation of clinical skills of undergraduate students of medicine and pharmacy worldwide.12-14 Core competency evaluation has become a mandatory and critical norm for accountability of educational objectives as the traditional testing tools that are commonly used like multiple choice questionnaires (MCQs) or self-assessment questionnaires (SAQs) cannot evaluate clinical competence in a pharmacy practice setting.15  \nNature of the Trend  \nAs the profession of pharmacy metamorphoses to enfold the requirements set forth by the Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)15-17 , a corresponding need to restructure pharmaceutical education has arisen, which would require a s","cbCaim3Ar1CQLKbS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim3Ar1CQLKbS","pdf",189592,"English","# Introduction\n# Factors determining the OSCE\n# Nature of the Trend","[{\"question\":\"Why is OSCE considered a gold standard in pharmacy education assessment?\",\"answer\":\"OSCE is described as highly reliable and valid, making it suitable for evaluating clinical skills and competencies in undergraduate medical and pharmacy education worldwide.\"},{\"question\":\"What learning and teaching changes have driven the adoption of OSCE?\",\"answer\":\"A move toward patient-oriented practice, problem-based teaching, and competency-based learning has created the need for structured evaluation methods that traditional tests cannot provide.\"},{\"question\":\"What are common limitations or challenges in implementing OSCE?\",\"answer\":\"The article notes that OSCE offers advantages but also has disadvantages, including high costs and difficulties that limit its extensive use.\"}]","Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in Pharmacy Education - A Trend | PDF",1789930674,13]