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Table 1 Curricular characteristics of the fourth-year clinical courses between 2018–2023

From: Using the OSCE to assess medical students’ communication and clinical reasoning during five years of restricted clinical practice

Year

Formative OSCE during the third year of career

Clinical practice hours during the fourth year first semester

OSCE modality

2018

No

190 (40 CR + 30 Sim + 80 Hosp + 40 Amb)

On-Site

2020

No

50 (20 CR + 30 Sim)

On-Line

2021

No

100 (60 CR + 30 Sim + 10 Amb)

On-Site

2022

Yes

154 (90 CR + 50 Sim + 14 Amb)

On-Site

2023

Yes

165 (90 CR + 40 Sim + 15 Hosp + 20 Amb)

On-Site

  1. a) CR = Clinical reasoning; Sim = High Fidelity Simulation; Hosp = Hospital; Amb = Ambulatory