OSCE

Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

Twice a year, students participate in skills-based examinations. These are the primary evaluation method for assessing clinical skills. 
 
Freshman Year 
Freshman (M1) OSCE's consist for four "stations" (patient exam rooms). At each station, students are asked to perform a particular task (e.g. take a history of a patient's present illness or perform a focused exam.) Students are observed during the OSCE by a fourth year medical student, faculty member or specifically trained standardized patient and assessed against a standard set of observable behavior criteria.  
 
Sophomore Year 
   
Junior Year 
   
Senior Year