Table 1 OSCE exam station settings
From: Network analysis of an OSCE-based graduation skills assessment for clinical medical students
Station | Contents | Duration | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Station 1 | Medical history collection I: internal medicine/pediatrics | 15 | 8% | One of two |
Abnormal abdominal palpation I: hepatomegaly/splenomegaly | 2% | One of two | ||
Station 2 | Normal physical examination: basic four signs + abdominal, spinal examination/cardiac examination /thoracic and pulmonary examination/head and neck extremities neurological system | 15 | 10% | One of four |
Station 3 | Internal pediatrics operation: bone puncture/lumbar puncture/chest puncture/abdominal puncture | 15 | 10% | One of four |
Station 4 | Emergency skill operation: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation, and electrocardiogram examination | 15 | 10% | Mandatory |
Station 5 | History taking II: surgery/obstetrics and gynecology | 15 | 8% | One of two |
Abnormal abdominal palpation II: positive Murphy’s sign/positive pressure at Mac’s point | 2% | One of two | ||
Station 6 | Surgical skills: gowning, gloving, and disinfecting drapes/surgical instrument recognition, suturing and knotting, and wound dressing | 15 | 10% | One of two |
Station 7 | Obstetrics and gynecology skills: gynecological examination/obstetric examination | 15 | 10% | One of two |
Station 8 | Nursing skill operation: gastric tube/urinary catheterization | 15 | 10% | One of two |
Station 9* | Cardiac auscultation | 5 | 2.5% | Mandatory |
Lung auscultation | 5 | 2.5% | Mandatory | |
Analysis of ancillary findings: laboratory tests, electrocardiogram, imaging | 25 | 6% | Mandatory | |
Case analysis | 9% | Mandatory |