Name | Description |
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Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) | Usually a checklist approach to measuring procedural skills |
Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) | A focused component of a clinical encounter (eg. a targeted history, or a focused physical examination, or a communication skill). |
Case-based Discussion (CbD) | A trainee discusses a case with a supervisor, the case notes may also provide triggers to guide discussion. |
Formative (practise) long case clinical examination | Learner will see a patient and then afterwards discuss the patient’s condition and management in depth with the examiners. |
Formative (practise) Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) | Designed for rating clinical skill performance and competence. eg. communication, physical examination, procedural skills. |
Multi-source feedback (MSF) | Designed for rating professional behaviour. Ratings may come from peers, supervisors, patients. They include the benefit of aggregating multiple perspectives of performance. |