标题：Phenomenological approach of the Live Experiences of the midwifery students on the final examination course the method Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE)
摘要：Background & Objective: One of the important purpose of clinical education is to improve students' clinical skills. About 50% of midwifery education focuses on clinical education. One of the methods for assessing the performance of the student’s qualified medical sciences is the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). This study was designed to qualitatively explain the views of midwifery students of Islamic Azad University of Kerman on OSCE exam in comprehensive examination of midwifery undergraduate course in maternity unit. In order to answer the question, "What are the experiences and views of midwifery students regarding the final examination course the method Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) "? Materials and Methods: In this qualitative study, a purposive sampling method was used among the undergraduate students of midwifery of Kerman Islamic Azad University which had made final as OSCE. The research was conducted to reach the sample size of 13 people, when data saturation occurred. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews for 30-40 minutes. The data were analyzed according to the descriptive- Colaizzi phenomenological approach. Results: In the present study, the live experiences of students obtained through interviews with them showed that their expectations regarding clinical evaluation with an objective structure mainly included such cases: the necessity of clinical evaluation in OSCE; the need to use OSCE as a standard tool in clinical evaluation; the necessity of fair clinical evaluation with OSCE; the anxiety of this test. Conclusion: In the clinical evaluation of the practicality of the test should be considered discovery of students 'practical skills, students' peace of mind and the administration of justice in evaluation at different stages of the test, and all these features are reflected in the OSCE. So this test can be used as an objective tool in clinical evaluation and its application to officials and relevant teachers suggested.
关键词：OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination);Phenomenology;Midwifery students
