THE USING OF NEW OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT APPROACHES OF JUNIOR COURSES PRACTICAL SKILLS

Abstract

The modernization of the traditional educational process requires the introduction of new methods of assessment of students’ knowledge, especially the acquisition of professional skills during the first stages of clinical training. 

When assessing students’ knowledge, more attention is traditionally paid to the control of theoretical knowledge, because to assess practical skills and abilities, it takes more time, objectivity. In the control of students’ knowledge the communicative and cognitive abilities should also be assessed, which is quite difficult for the teacher, because there is no standardization in the assessment criteria, different in complexity of the task, some personal characteristics of the student. Today it should be noted that it has become more difficult to acquire practical skills in patients, given ethical norms and human rights, patient safety, so new forms of assessment of students’ practical skills, their ability to master the methods of examining patients should be used more widely.

The organization of OSCE-1 and its importance in the assessment of clinical practical skills by junior students are considered. OSCE-1 is aimed at testing the practical skills and knowledge of students in propaedeutics of internal medicine, general surgery and pediatrics. This exam allows you to assess the ability to perform practical skills in examining the patient, CPR, primary wound treatment, blood group determination and evaluate the result. Anamnesis collection stations in the therapeutic patient and the patient of the surgical profile provide an opportunity to assess the student’s communication skills, and to summarize and determine the leading syndrome – partially allows to assess the theoretical knowledge of the subject. This exam is objective; the teacher-observer does not interfere in the performance of the task of a particular station, does not affect the conduct of this exam, only evaluates on a closed checklist. The form of OSCE remains advanced, as it serves not only as an assessment of clinical knowledge and skills, but also as a means of correcting the educational process.

The first experience of using OSCE-1 in junior courses brought satisfaction to teachers and students; it stimulates all aspects of the educational process to further self-improvement in acquiring knowledge of clinical examination of patients.