Experience With The Objective Structured Clinical Examination In Saudi Board Exam Of Anesthesia. Resident’s And Examiner’s Perspectives

摘要

Background: utility of objective, structured, clinical examination (oscE) in assessment of different domains of anesthesia skills was previously reported. Objectives: this study aimed to assess exam takers and examiner’s perception in saudi board of anesthesia exam about the relevance of oscE to the practice of anesthesiology. Methods: this study targeted the anesthesia residents who took the end of training oscE and oral fnal exam of the Saudi board of anesthesia in October 2016 as well as the examiners using two forms of validated questionnaires for the candidates and the examiners. the data was analyzed using Number Crunching Statistical System (NCSS), 2017 Software. Signifcance is considered at p less than 0.05. Results: the questionnaire was distributed to all the exam candidates and examiners (44 and 20 respectively) with a response rate 100%. about 84% of the candidates were exposed to OSCE for the frst time. The majority of the candidates and examiners (81% and 90% respectively) considered OSCE of moderate diffculty. OSCE stimulated the candidates to go and learn more about some topics as perceived by candidates as the most interesting issue about oscE while the examiners perceived it as enjoyable experience. Conclusion: oscE represented an enjoyable, useful experience for both candidates and examiners of the saudi board of anesthesia exam. further studies are recommended to improve utility of oscE and for more application in other saudi board exams.