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Initial experience with a multi-station objective structured teaching skills evaluation
M D Prislin1, C Fitzpatrick, M Giglio
1Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange 92868-3298, USA.
Summary
An objective structured teaching evaluation (OSTE) can effectively assess community preceptors. This method showed similar results to student evaluations and is most beneficial for faculty development.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Healthcare Professional Training
Background:
- Assessing community preceptors' teaching performance is crucial for medical education.
- Traditional evaluation methods may have limitations in objectivity and scope.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the applicability of an objective structured teaching evaluation (OSTE) for assessing community preceptors' teaching skills.
- To evaluate the reliability, realism, and utility of the OSTE instrument.
Main Methods:
- Development and administration of an objective structured teaching evaluation (OSTE) in 1996 at the University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine.
- Comparison of teaching skill assessments by faculty observers and standardized students.
- Examination of instrument reliability, realism, and utility.
Main Results:
- The OSTE demonstrated acceptable reliability in several instances.
- Assessments by faculty observers and standardized students yielded similar results regarding preceptor performance.
- Faculty observers reported the greatest benefit from participating in the OSTE.
Conclusions:
- An OSTE reflecting realistic teaching scenarios can be successfully developed and applied to faculty performance assessment.
- The OSTE may not offer greater discrimination than traditional student evaluations.
- The OSTE's primary utility may lie in supporting faculty development programs.