title: Development, implementation, and evaluation of an integrated multidisciplinary Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in primary health care settings within limited resources.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In ordinary circumstances, objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is a resource-intensive assessment method. In case of developing and implementing multidisciplinary OSCE, there is no doubt that the cost will be greater.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Through this study a research project was conducted to develop, implement and evaluate a multidisciplinary OSCE model within limited resources.
  
  
  METHODS
  This research project went through the steps of blueprinting, station writing, resources reallocation, implementation and finally evaluation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The developed model was implemented in the Primary Health Care (PHC) program which is one of the pillars of the Community-Based undergraduate curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University (FOM-SCU). Data for evaluation of the implemented OSCE model were derived from two resources. First, feedback of the students and assessors through self-administered questionnaires was obtained. Second, evaluation of the OSCE psychometrics was done. The deliverables of this research project included a set of validated integrated multi-disciplinary and low cost OSCE stations with an estimated reliability index of 0.6.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After having this experience, we have a critical mass of faculty members trained on blueprinting and station writing and a group of trained assessors, facilitators and role players. Also there is a state of awareness among students on how to proceed in this type of OSCE which renders future implementation more feasible.
authors.affiliation: a Suez Canal University , Egypt .|b Al Baha University , Saudi Arabia .
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdelaziz
authors.affiliation: a Suez Canal University , Egypt .
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hany
authors.affiliation: a Suez Canal University , Egypt .|c IbnSina National College for Medical Studies , Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Atwa
authors.affiliation: a Suez Canal University , Egypt .
authors.forename: Wagdy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Talaat
authors.affiliation: a Suez Canal University , Egypt .
authors.forename: Somaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosny
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003906:Developing Countries; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D058025:Interdisciplinary Studies / Q000592:standards*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results