title: The OSCE has landed: One small step for British psychiatry?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In the United Kingdom (UK), an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) has replaced the individual patient assessment (IPA) for part 1 of the membership examination of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych). The authors' assessment of the OSCE was conducted.
  
  
  METHODS
  Residents completed and evaluated an OSCE designed according to guidelines set by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
  
  
  RESULTS
  These residents considered the OSCE fair (86%) and appropriate (89%) in assessing clinical ability. They believed that the OSCE reflected the skills required in clinical practice and found it preferable to the IPA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The OSCE received positive evaluation from residents.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychiatry and Maudsley Hospital, Psychological Medicine (P070), London, United Kingdom. j.sauer@iop.kcl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sauer
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: Alastair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santhouse
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Blackwood
mesh_terms: D004493:Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom