| How can the design of OSCE stations improve the assessment of physician-patient communication competencies? |
| 1. Develop scenarios aimed at measuring the adequacy of examinees’ responses to pre-specified emotional cues |
| 2. Develop scenarios with a main focus on specific communication situations |
| 3. Involve communication experts in the in the development of the OSCE stations |
| 4. Monitor the balance between authenticity and standardization |
| How can the rating scale improve the assessment of physician-patient communication competencies? |
| 5. Ensure the presence of items that capture case-specific communication outcomes |
| 6. Use a global rating scale for the assessment of general communication competencies |
| How can simulated patients contribute to the assessment of physician-patient communication competencies? |
| 7. Include an additional assessment of communication by SPs |
| 8. Adapt SPs’ training to the new stations for the assessment of communication competencies |
| How can the raters’ training be improved? |
| 9. Adapt the raters’ training to the new stations dedicated to the assessment of communication competencies |
