Table 1
Study participant characteristics
|
Participant |
Demographic characteristics |
|---|---|
|
Candidates (C) | |
|
C1 |
Male, International, undergraduate entry |
|
C2 |
Male, UK/Irish, graduate entry |
|
C3 |
Male, UK/Irish, undergraduate entry |
|
C4 |
Female, International, undergraduate entry |
|
C5 |
Female, UK/Irish, undergraduate entry |
|
C6 |
Female, UK/Irish, graduate entry |
|
Examiners (Ex) | |
|
Ex1 |
Male, Intensive care |
|
Ex2 |
Male, Surgery |
|
Ex3 |
Male, Urology |
|
Ex4 |
Male, General Practice |
|
Ex5 |
Female, General Medicine |
|
Ex6 |
Female, Clinical Biochemistry |
|
Simulated patients (SP) | |
|
SP1 |
Male |
|
SP2 |
Female |
|
SP3 |
Female |
|
SP4 |
Male |
|
SP5 |
Female |
|
SP6 |
Female |
Table 2
OSCE triadic combinations used for purposes of the study
|
OSCE triad |
Candidate, examiner and simulated patient triadic combination |
|---|---|
|
Chest pain station | |
|
1 |
C1, Ex1, SP1 |
|
2 |
C2, Ex1, SP1 |
|
3 |
C3, Ex1, SP1 |
|
4 |
C4, Ex2, SP2 |
|
5 |
C5, Ex2, SP2 |
|
6 |
C6, Ex2, SP2 |
|
Headache station | |
|
7 |
C1, Ex3, SP3 |
|
8 |
C2, Ex3, SP3 |
|
9 |
C3, Ex3, SP3 |
|
10 |
C4, Ex4, SP4 |
|
11 |
C5, Ex4, SP4 |
|
12 |
C6, Ex4, SP4 |
|
Suspicious skin mole | |
|
13 |
C1, Ex5, SP5 |
|
14 |
C2, Ex5, SP5 |
|
15 |
C3, Ex5, SP5 |
|
16 |
C4, Ex6, SP6 |
|
17 |
C5, Ex6, SP6 |
|
18 |
C6, EX6, SP6 |
Fig. 1
Diagrammatical overview of an OSCE station in relation to Goffman’s dramaturgical framework
