OSCE assessment for emergency scenarios in midwifery education: A reflection and evaluation

摘要: The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in Swansea University's midwifery course began life as a clinical skills/obstetric emergencies assessment with pass/fail outcome, and segued into graded, summative part of the redevelopment revalidation undergraduate curriculum. An evaluation first iteration OSCE identified key learning points around preparation, learning, resources, lecturer input skills practice, which were then used to improve second module/assessment. need provide ample opportunities for value simulation ‘safe’ place learn critical stress associated this kind examination issues. provision immediate peer feedback during practice sessions was highly valued. Future work on needs consider tailor experiences context learner.