AVALIAÇÃO DE HABILIDADES CLÍNICAS POR EXAME OBJETIVO ESTRUTURADO POR ESTAÇÕES, COM EMPREGO DE PACIENTES PADRONIZADOS: Descrição de dois métodos (Parte I)

Summary: We describe the procedures adapted for the application, of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) using Standardized Patients (SP) for the assessment of basic clinical skills of junior medical students at Ribeirão Preto Medical School. This OSCE comprised 6 stations lasting 6 min each. Two stations were staffed by Sps for evaluation of history-taking skills. The other stations had real patients with true signs, for assessment of physical examination skills. Performance of the examinees was evaluate by faculty members using detailed checklists, the contents of which are fully described in this paper.