title: Can disclosure of scoring rubric for basic clinical skills improve objective structured clinical examination?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether disclosure of scoring rubric for objective basic clinical skills can improve the scores on the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in medical students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical performance score results of one university medical students (study group, n=345) were compared to those of another university (control group, n=1,847). Both groups took identical OSCE exam. OSCE rubric was not revealed to the study group until they were in the last 2 years of medical school.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant difference between before and after disclosure of rubric. However, history taking and physical examination scores of the study group were lower than those of the control group before the disclosure of rubric. After disclosure of rubric, the scores were either unchanged or slightly increased in the control group. Trend analysis of scores demonstrated that history taking and physical examination scores after the disclosure were significantly increased in the study group for 2 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study revealed that disclosure of basic clinical skills rubric to medical students could enhance their clinical performance, particularly in history taking and physical examination scores.
authors.affiliation: Office of Medical Education, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.|Department of Medical Humanities & Social Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Su Jin
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3060-8933
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.affiliation: Office of Medical Education, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.|Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Miran
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5553-5334
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Office of Medical Education, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki Hong
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3627-5642
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D002983:Clinical Competence; D030881:Disclosure; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical; D014495:Universities
keywords: Clinical performance; Objective structured clinical examination; Rubric; Scoring