title: Objective structured practical examination in pharmacology for medical laboratory technicians.
abstract: The objective structured practical examination (OSPE) is a useful evaluation method for testing psychomotor skills. Students for the degree in medical laboratory technology require to learn certain skills which will make them useful in any research or teaching laboratory in experimental pharmacology. We outline an OSPE which can be used for evaluating students in experimental pharmacology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Batmanabane
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raveendran
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shashindran
mesh_terms: D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000193:education*; D010600:Pharmacology / Q000193:education*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance