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Implementing the OSCE in Nottingham

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

John Brewin  and
Roch Cantwell
John Brewin*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, A Floor, South Block, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH
Roch Cantwell
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Academic Centre, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, 1055 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0XH
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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The undergraduate medical curriculum in Nottingham has recently undergone dramatic change in response to General Medical Council recommendations. As part of the changes, the examination procedure in psychiatry has been altered, replacing the clinical ‘long case’ with an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). The OSCE has long been seen as a valuable assessment tool in more ‘procedure-orientated’ specialities, but its use in psychiatry is not widely reported. This paper discusses the reasons behind the change, the design and implementation of the OSCE, and benefits and problems encountered during its first application.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , January 1997 , pp. 30 - 32
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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