Now that the OSCEs are over....

on to Quality Assurance. I have put together several evaluation forms. I have created an evaluation form for TAs (for both clinic and lecture) and an evaluation form for patients to fill out for students/faculty. I am going to test the TA evaluation form out on my group tomorrow - so it will give me a good idea of what the students think of it! I am still working on my Day Sheet Form as well. I can't believe the semester is almost over!

OSCE Calibration

I usually write my Blog on Monday, but I decided to wait until after our calibration session - to get an idea of how our OSCEs would go. Creating an OSCE was fun, and thanks to Kim's help - much easier to organized than I imagined. Having never seen an OSCE performed in the clinic, it was a bit more challenging to imagine how one might perceive it. You definitely gain an appreciation for the work that the IERC team puts into the OSCEs they create! 

Overall, I think I have more of an idea of how OSCEs work. I have a much better appreciation of the overall concept - and understand the concerns voiced by the faculty and students better now too. Kim was a great partner to work with - and we pulled it off!

Now to work on my Quality Assurance mechanism - evaluations for the patients and the students.

Quality Assurance & OSCEs

We have been working fast and furiously on our schedule for the OSCE (thanks to Kim getting the ball rolling). We have our cubicles assigned - now just to put our "OSCE"s together (and assign the faculty roles!).

I am working on evaluations for the clinic for my Quality Assurance project. I have made an evaluation for the patient to complete - evaluating the student. I am also working on an evaluation form for the students to complete for me (the TA). We shall see.

I spent the weekend in 70 degree sunshine - and it was hard to get any work done!