title: Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) compared with traditional assessment methods.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) and traditional assessment methods among recent pharmacy graduates.
  
  
  METHODS
  Individual student performance in OSCEs was compared with performance on traditional pharmacy-practice examinations at the same level of program study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A moderate correlation was found between individual attainment in OSCE examinations and on traditional pharmacy practice examinations at the same level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  OSCEs add value to traditional methods of assessment because the 2 evaluation methods measure different competencies.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. s.b.kirton3@herts.ac.uk
authors.forename: Stewart Brian
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kirton
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kravitz
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D004514:Education, Pharmacy, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013339:Students, Pharmacy