EXPERIENCE OF THE COMPLEX PRACTICAL ORIENTED EXAMINATION ORGANIZATION FOR SPECIALTY “STOMATOLOGY” ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE OSCE

Abstract

The aim of the work – to highlight the importance of implementing the OSCE principles to ensure an adequate approach to controlling the level of competences in an integrated practical-oriented exam for speciality “Stomatology”.

The main body. The implementation of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) allows you to check the level of preparation of a graduate student to a future professional activity (work with patient) that is difficult to assess by standardized testing.

The usage of simulation technologies in the educational process of the SI “DMA” helps to solve the problem of insufficient number of thematic patients. The simulation equipment allows you to recreate the OSCE elements, and reduce the variability in the assessment of examiners. The standardization of clinical situations using the case-practice method ensures the full identity of the tasks that are provided to students during the certification process, and the testing of communicative skills is carried out by an examiner, who simultaneously performs the function of the simulator. Demonstration by a student of the level of mastering of basic skills and practical skills from dental specialties is carried out on phantom-simulators. Assessment of students is carried out according to the generally accepted methodology.

Conclusions.The application of the principles of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) and elements of simulation training provides a high level of effectiveness in monitoring the mastery of the “competence” of a future specialist and the level of mastery of practical skills in Stomatology disciplines. Involvement of simulators in combination with the use of phantom simulators allows to improve the complex practical-oriented examination in stomatology.