Table 1 Psychometric test results from the EBM OSCE stations
OSCE Identifier | Year | EBM task | Station summary | Number of students | Cronbach’s alpha | ITC | Mean score (out of a maximum score of 20) | Cut score | Number failing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | year 1 | Asking, acquiring | Students were asked to formulate an appropriate clinical question and search terms. They were asked to search the database PubMed, while explaining what they were doing to the examiner. | 63 | 0.81 | 0.48 | 15.71 | 9.6 | 4 |
2 | year 1 | Appraising | A patient presented for review and asked explanation for some epidemiological terms in an article. | 81 | 0.85 | 0.494 | 13.58 | 12 | 19 |
3 | Year 2 | Appraising | A patient had found some information on the internet and wanted to discuss the article so she could make the right decision. | 61 | 0.74 | 0.311 | 13.33 | 11 | 13 |
4 | Year 2 | Appraising | A patient wanted to discuss his screening results and understand what the findings meant. | 71 | 0.73 | 0.367 | 15.61 | 13 | 13 |
5 | Year 3 | Appraising and applying | The student was assessed on his/her skill to apply the findings in shared decision making with the patient to manage their condition. | 64 | 0.75 | 0.064 | 16.83 | 13 | 6 |
6 | Year 4 | Applying | A patient had found information on the internet and was concerned that the vaccinations her child had had might have caused her child’s delay in talking. | 59 | 0.67 | 0.205 | 15.46 | 11 | 1 |