The Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A study on satisfaction of students, faculty members, and tutors

Introduction: Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is a valid and reliable instrument for effectively assessing medical students' training activities. Students' and examiners' satisfaction is an important part of the process. The purpose of this study was to investigate students' and examiners' opinions about the audiology exam in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Science. Methods: Fifty-two people, including students and faculty members in the field of audiology and instructors, participated in the survey. The test was divided into 10 sections, with five-10 minutes allocated for each test section. Participants were asked their opinion about the facilities and equipment used in the test section, the physical environment for the test, the answer sheet in each section, standardized patients, selected patients, time allocated for each section, and the examiners' method. Results: The majority of students and examiners preferred OSCE to conventional methods. Highest satisfaction in both groups was related to the equipment, and the lowest satisfaction was related to the time allotted to each test section. Conclusion: It is better to use the OSCE method than conventional method to evaluate the end-of-semester training course. The time allocated to each test section should be increased. [Marzieh Amiri, Mansoureh Nickbakht. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A study on satisfaction of students, faculty members, and tutors. Life Sci J 2012; 9(4): 4909-4911] (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 737