Undergraduate Student Feedback on OSCE - The First Experience of a Nutrition Department, University of Benghazi 2019 - Study findings on student perceptions

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The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is widely adopted in healthcare education as a practical method for assessing essential skills and knowledge within multiple simulated conditions. This study evaluates third-year nutrition students’ perceptions of OSCE in clinical nutrition practice at Al-Gala Hospital and the Medical Benghazi Center, including about 120 students. Results show most students received adequate information and expected station instructions; however, many reported stress and insufficient time, while perceptions varied across exam types.

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Abstract

Introduction

Accreditation standards and educational approaches

Assessment methods and the role of OSCE

Evidence on OSCE reliability and differentiation

Challenges in clinical training for undergraduates

Student feedback and its significance

Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy Abbreviated Key Title: J Adv Educ Philos ISSN 2523-2665 (Print) |ISSN 2523-2223 (Online) Scholars Middle East Publishers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Journal homepage: [https://saudijournals.com/jaep](https://saudijournals.com/jaep) | Undergraduate Student Feedback on OSCE: The First Experience of a Nutrition Department, University of Benghazi 2019
Salima Elfagi*, Souad F. Elamni, Faiza Nouh, Ashmisa Eltohami, Mariam Omar Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya | | | --- | --- | | DOI: 10.36348/jaep.2020.v04i05.001 *Corresponding author: Salima Elfagi | | Received: 23.04.2020 | Accepted: 30.04.2020 | Published: 07.05.2020 | | Abstract | | | The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is becoming more widespread within healthcare education programmers, because it is considered as a suitable method for assessing skills and underpinning knowledge essential for practice 1. The OSCE is also an assessment method in which students establish their competence under a multiple of simulated conditions. In addition, the OSCE is a very different experience for the students, in contrast to more traditional methods of assessment such as written assignments, writing essay, multiple choices and continuous assessment in practice. The aim of this study was to assess the third year nutrition student's perception about the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in the clinical nutrition practice. Study was conducted in Al-Gala Hospital and Medical Benghazi Center on undergraduate students around 120 students was included in this exam. 74% of the students indicated that they were received adequate information about exam before conducting it, and about 72% reported that the instructions of each station were as expected. 50 % of students found OSCE exam was easy than essay question, oral and MCQ exam, while the most average exam was oral exam as reported by 54% of students and 35% of them found that MCQ exam was more fair exam than OSCE and other exams. Shows that the most factors that facing student during conducting OSCE exam were stressful and time that conducted at each station, 78% of students said the exam was so stressful and 69% of them reported the time was not enough at each station. This study concluded that the structure and design OSCE exam were clear and organized and most of students received adequate information before conducting the exam. Almost of students agreed with the OSCE exam is the useful experience to improve their practical skills in clinical nutrition.
Keywords: Undergraduate Student, Feedback on OSCE, First Experience, Nutrition students, Dietitians. | | | Copyright @ 2020: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial use (NonCommercial, or CC-BY-NC) provided the original author and sources are credited. | | INTRODUCTION The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) in 2013 [1, 2] which sets the approval standards to ensure quality and continued improvement of the nutrition and dietetics education programs worldwide, recommends the use of multiple educational approaches, including role-play, problem-based learning, and simulation which may allow improve clinical education skills among the students [3] . Practical education involves assessment of students at fixed intervals as a source of learning and offering the basis for improving the competence level. In this context, skill based assessments are importance in addition to information based tests. These manners of assessment include the Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) . This tool has been used for assessment of skills in the basic of nutrition care processes during the third and fourth year, and clinical years of a nutrition curriculu

FAQs

What is the purpose of using OSCE in healthcare and nutrition education?

OSCE assesses clinical skills and supporting knowledge through multiple simulated stations, enabling evaluation of competence under standardized conditions.

Where was the OSCE perception study conducted and who were the participants?

The study was conducted at Al-Gala Hospital and the Medical Benghazi Center, involving undergraduate nutrition students (about 120).

What were students’ main concerns during the OSCE experience?

Many students reported the exam was stressful and that the time allocated for each station was not enough.

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