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Objective structured clinical examination "Death Certificate" station - Computer-based versus conventional exam

A Biolik1, S Heide2, R Lessig2

  • 1Dorothea Erxleben Learning Centre, Medical Faculty of the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
|February 21, 2018
PubMed
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A computer-based Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) format for the forensic "Death Certificate" station is comparable to the traditional method. This digital approach offers a cost-efficient and standardized alternative for assessing medical students in post mortem examination training.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Forensic Pathology
  • Digital Health

Background:

  • Improving medical post mortem examinations requires enhanced training for medical students.
  • New teaching methods like e-learning and SkillsLab stations are being introduced.
  • Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is used to evaluate learning outcomes but requires significant resources.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the feasibility of replacing the conventional OSCE forensic "Death Certificate" station with a computer-based format.
  • To compare the effectiveness and comparability of computer-based versus conventional OSCE examination formats.

Main Methods:

  • 123 students participated in the OSCE "Death Certificate" station using both computer-based and conventional formats.
  • Random assignment of examination cases and rotation order for each format.
Keywords:
Computer-based OSCEDeath certificateLearning and assessment in forensic medicine

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  • Inferential statistics were used to compare overall results and individual checklist items.

    • Main Results:

    • Examination results from both computer-based and conventional formats were comparable after statistical analysis and correction for repeated measures.
    • While some item-level differences were noted, they did not impact overall results significantly.
    • The computer-based OSCE "Death Certificate" station proved to be a cost-efficient and standardized examination method.

    Conclusions:

    • The computer-based OSCE "Death Certificate" station is a viable and comparable alternative to the conventional format.
    • This digital format offers cost-efficiency and standardization benefits for medical student assessment.
    • Further optimization of case vignettes and integration with instructional methods like SkillsLab is recommended.