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Perception of Medical Undergraduate Students about an Electronic Practical Examination In Orthopaedics During the
Karthik Vishwanathan1, Ankit Nitinkumar Joshi2, Mit Jitendra Patel2
1Department of Orthopaedics, Medical Education Unit, Parul Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Parul University, PO Limda, Tal Waghodia, Vadodara, 391760 India.
Background/Purpose Of Study:
No study has evaluated the perception of medical undergraduate students to the electronic objective structured practical examination (e-OSPE) in orthopaedics. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the feasibility and perception of the medical undergraduate students to e-OSPE conducted by the department of Orthopaedics to assess problem-solving and clinical decision-making skills of medical undergraduate students.
Methods:
Medical undergraduate students of second and third year at our medical college who completed the orthopaedic clinical posting and appeared for the orthopaedic practical examination during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic were included in this prospective observational study. Students appearing for the exams from 20th March 2021 to 26th June 2021 were invited to complete the questionnaire immediately after the e-OSPE. Internal consistency of the survey questions was assessed using Cronbach's alpha.
Results:
272 out of 312 eligible students completed the survey and the survey response rate was 87.2%. Nine groups of medical undergraduate students gave the orthopaedic practical exams from 20th March 2021 to 26th June 2021. 91.2% students felt that the e-OSPE represented a valid modality of evaluation of essential orthopaedic practical knowledge during the COVID-19 pandemic. The overall reliability of the 19 questions included in our survey was very high (Internal consistency: Cronbach's alpha = 0.88).
Conclusion:
The e-OSPE was well received by the medical undergraduate students at our institute and the students had a positive perception about the new examination technique used in orthopaedics during the COVID-19 pandemic.
