title: Investigating the Attitude of Graduate Psychiatrists towards Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and Conventional Clinical Interview Examination.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In the present study, we investigated the attitude of psychiatrists who graduated in 2002-2009 towards Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and conventional clinical interview examination (Individual Patient Assessment).
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied 134 psychiatrists graduated; half of whom were examined with conventional clinical interview and the others with OSCE. A questionnaire was prepared by a specialist workgroup to assess the participants' attitude towards the exams. The questionnaire was initially examined in a pilot study. The findings of the questionnaire were used to assess the graduates' attitude towards each examination, as well as to compare the examinations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The OSCE group indicated a significantly more positive attitude compared to the conventional group (p = 0.03). Furthermore, the OSCE group believed the role of theoretical knowledge (p = 0.01) and pre-test practice (p = 0.03) to be significantly greater for success compared to the other group. The structure of OSCE was reported to be superior to conventional examination in terms of fairness and homogeneity (p = 0.004). First participation in exam (p = 0.04) and ultimate success in the exam (p = 0.009) were predictors of graduates' attitude.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on examinees 'attitudes, OSCE may be a more appropriate choice for graduation examinations of psychiatry compared to the conventional clinical interview examination.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Social welfare and Rehabilitation sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Nazeri Astaneh
authors: Social Determinants of Health Research Center and Department of Psychiatry, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Arash
authors: A
authors: Mirabzadeh
authors: University of Social welfare and Rehabilitation sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Masood
authors: M
authors: Karimloo
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Social welfare and Rehabilitation sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Omid
authors: O
authors: Rezaei
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Social welfare and Rehabilitation sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Farbod
authors: F
authors: Fadai
authors: University of Social welfare and Rehabilitation sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Neda
authors: N
authors: Alibeigi
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Social welfare and Rehabilitation sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Robabeh
authors: R
authors: Mazinani
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Social welfare and Rehabilitation sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mercedeh
authors: M
authors: Samiei
authors: Social Determinants of Health Research Center and Department of Psychiatry, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mohammad Reza
authors: MR
authors: Khodaei
keywords: Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE); axaminees’ attitude; clinical interview; graduation examinations; individual assessment
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