Table 1 Topics and assessment criteria of the OSCE core competency domains

Patient counseling

Interactive

• Counseling and providing information for an inhaler

• To counsel a patient for the prescription drugs effectively and correctly

• To provide key-points needed for a patient’s understanding appropriately

• To confirm the patient’s understanding of the delivered information

• To use language understandable to a patient

• To communicate with a patient effectively

Prescription review

Non-interactive

• Medication use review of a prescription for a pediatric patient

• To review the appropriateness of the prescription based on the legal standard and patient’s clinical conditions

• To evaluate drug-related problems of the prescription and suggest appropriate solutions

• To dispense a prescription and check its accuracy

Drug information service

Interactive

• Drug identification

• Providing drug-related information to health care professionals

• To identify the partner’s requirements through conversations

• To provide appropriate information on inquiries of a partner (i.e., healthcare professional or patient) based on the adequate evidence

• To use language understandable to a partner

• To communicate with a partner effectively

OTC counseling

Interactive

• Selection of OTC products for diarrhea

• To identify the symptoms and requirements through conversations with a patient

• To recommend appropriate OTC medicines to a patient

• To suggest appropriate non-pharmacotherapy information

• To use language understandable to a patient

•To communicate with a patient effectively

Pharmaceutical care service

Interactive

• Corticosteroid dose equivalents

• To perform calculations for dosage adjustment according to changes of the formulation or drugs

• To adjust dosage or administration methods according to patient clinical/demographic condition or results of therapeutic drug monitoring

• To use language understandable to a patient

• To communicate with a patient effectively