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We ran a virtual Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for a group of final year students assessing clinical communication skills, written communication, practical skills, examination skills and professionalism. OSCEs provide the opportunity to test skills that written papers cannot, so it was important to include such a clinical exam in the portfolio of assessments for graduating students. The virtual OSCE ran smoothly and was successful at discriminating between candidates. In this article, we share twelve practical tips from our experience and the small body of literature on how to successfully design and deliver a virtual OSCE. This format provides an opportunity to run similar assessments in the future if remote assessments or assessments oftelemedicine skills are required.  \nIntroduction  \nObjective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) test skills and attitudes that cannot be examined using written formats of assessment, so are an integral part of the portfolio of medical assessment (Harden and Gleeson 1979) . High stakes summative assessments which include a clinical examination component are particularly important for final year medical students to ensure that only competent students graduate and enter the workforce (van der Vleuten 2000) .  \nA small number of postgraduate training programmes and medical schools have completed formative and summative virtual OSCEs. (Palmer et al. 2015; Prettyman et al. 2018; Sartori et al. 2019; Lara et al. 2020) . Holding a virtual OSCE has provided the opportunity to assess  \nlearners who are distance learning or on placement in remote locations (Palmer et al. 2015; Prettyman et al. 2018) . Virtual OSCEs have also been used to specifically test telemedicine skills in learners (Sartori et al. 2019); these skills are likely to become increasingly required in routine practice. (Marshall et al. 2020) .  \nIn spring and summer 2020, all of our conventional face-to-face assessments were cancelled due to the risks posed to students, examiners and patients by the Covid-19 pandemic. We had several final year students who needed to pass a practical examination in order to graduate and we did not want to delay giving them an opportunity to graduate, so we decided to convene an online eighteen station timed OSCE. Despite this being a virtual OSCE, we preserved the core components of our normal face-to-face OSCE, which meant that students were assessed on clinical communication skills, written communication, practical skills, examination skills and professionalism. The tips below detail some practical advice based on our experience for other institutions who wish to introduce a similar format.  \nTip 1: Think about virtual OSCE practicalities early on  \nA virtual OSCE is a new concept for most institutions, so you need to spend significant time planning the format to meet your individual needs. This includes considering: the assessment purpose, candidate numbers, which skills you wish to test, stations to include (or exclude), expectations of both staff and students, resources available and the time constraints. Your assessment should satisfy these complex, sometimes conflicting, needs. Ensuring you have information technology (IT) support throughout this process is integral to its success. Prettyman et al. (2018) describe the importance of collaborating with IT departments for the computer hardware, software, and cloud-based telehealth systems required for the virtual  \nOSCE.  \nAnother important practicality is how to set-up your OSCE ‘circuit’. You may need to run your virtual OSCE in smaller groups than the usual large in-person circuits. For example, Lara et al. (2020) found that they could test just seven students per half day compared with 16 for their face-to-face OSCE. This affects time and human re","cbCaifTXKN7NpofM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifTXKN7NpofM","pdf",257112,"English","# Twelve tips for conducting a virtual OSCE\n## Introduction\n## Tip 1: Think about virtual OSCE practicalities early on\n## Tip 2: Choose a technological set-up that works for your virtual OSCE\n## Tip 3: Select your “hosts” carefully","[{\"question\":\"What skills does the virtual OSCE assess in the article?\",\"answer\":\"It assesses clinical communication skills, written communication, practical skills, examination skills, and professionalism.\"},{\"question\":\"Why were virtual OSCEs introduced during 2020?\",\"answer\":\"Conventional face-to-face assessments were cancelled due to risks from the Covid-19 pandemic to students, examiners, and patients.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the article suggest handling the OSCE setup to reduce meeting burden?\",\"answer\":\"It describes using smaller circuit groupings so candidates move between online circuits in fewer distinct virtual meetings.\"}]","Twelve tips for conducting a virtual OSCE - UPDATED Sept20 | PDF",1789931526]