Clinical skill development
Our results show a significant improvement in the overall OSCE score (p=0.001), history taking score (p=0.001) and rectal examination score (p=0.023) and no evident improvement in venipuncture score (p=0.508) on the second testing.
Figure 1 shows mean scores for each clinical skill and total OSCE score on both testings. There was an improvement in mean scores between the testings for all clinical skills.
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Figure 1. Clinical skills progress test mean scores prior and after a 9-week Internal medicine clerkship.