摘要：Background The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is commonly used for the evaluation of medical students. OSCE is normally used at the end of their training and there is no feed-back with the students. Aim To evaluate the utility of OSCE, from the student point of view, at their first clinical year. Material and methods A reduced OSCE with three clinical stations was designed. The participants and evaluators were previously standardised. The students then evaluated the OSCE using a previously validated survey. Results Of the 104 medical students that participated, 97 (92.3%) completed the questionnaire. The OSCE was considered a useful tool by 89.7%, and 92.8% thought that it would be really positive to include OSCEs in their clinical practice in order to achieve clinical competence. Conclusion The OSCE is a useful tool for evaluation and learning by students in their first clinical years.
关键词：Medical education ; OSCE ; Grade in medicine degree ; Clinical practice
