Piloting the use of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) to assess undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry in Zimbabwe

This report describes a pilot project which involved undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry assessed through objective structured clinical examinations for the first time in Zimbabwe. The pilot describes how gaps in medical education can be addressed by collaborative partn...

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Main Authors: Ruwizhu, Tatenda, Nyamukapa, Ropafadzo, Mazhandu, Fungisai, Mutambara, Julia, Mangezi, Walter, Whitwell, Susannah
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2022
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-international/article/piloting-the-use-of-objective-structured-clinical-examinations-osces-to-assess-undergraduate-medical-students-clinical-competence-in-psychiatry-in-zimbabwe/7361590DC6B1F04340A96B9C1AA46C51
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author Ruwizhu, Tatenda
Nyamukapa, Ropafadzo
Mazhandu, Fungisai
Mutambara, Julia
Mangezi, Walter
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spelling ir-11408-47482022-06-27T13:49:06Z Piloting the use of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) to assess undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry in Zimbabwe Ruwizhu, Tatenda Nyamukapa, Ropafadzo Mazhandu, Fungisai Mutambara, Julia Mangezi, Walter Whitwell, Susannah low- and middle income countries curriculum development; collaboration undergraduate education and training medical students This report describes a pilot project which involved undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry assessed through objective structured clinical examinations for the first time in Zimbabwe. The pilot describes how gaps in medical education can be addressed by collaborative partnerships that allow sharing of knowledge by local institutions and international experts. 2022-03-24T13:54:18Z 2022-03-24T13:54:18Z 2021 Article 2058-6264 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-international/article/piloting-the-use-of-objective-structured-clinical-examinations-osces-to-assess-undergraduate-medical-students-clinical-competence-in-psychiatry-in-zimbabwe/7361590DC6B1F04340A96B9C1AA46C51 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4748 en BJPsych International; open Cambridge University Press
spellingShingle low- and middle income countries
curriculum development;
collaboration
undergraduate education and training
medical students
Ruwizhu, Tatenda
Nyamukapa, Ropafadzo
Mazhandu, Fungisai
Mutambara, Julia
Mangezi, Walter
Whitwell, Susannah
Piloting the use of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) to assess undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry in Zimbabwe
title Piloting the use of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) to assess undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry in Zimbabwe
title_full Piloting the use of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) to assess undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry in Zimbabwe
title_fullStr Piloting the use of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) to assess undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry in Zimbabwe
title_full_unstemmed Piloting the use of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) to assess undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry in Zimbabwe
title_short Piloting the use of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) to assess undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry in Zimbabwe
title_sort piloting the use of objective structured clinical examinations (osces) to assess undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry in zimbabwe
topic low- and middle income countries
curriculum development;
collaboration
undergraduate education and training
medical students
url https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-international/article/piloting-the-use-of-objective-structured-clinical-examinations-osces-to-assess-undergraduate-medical-students-clinical-competence-in-psychiatry-in-zimbabwe/7361590DC6B1F04340A96B9C1AA46C51
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4748
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