Investigation of medical stagers and interns satisfaction on OSCE as a clinical skill evaluation method in Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Exact and objective evaluation of professional competency is one of the most important aspects in medical student's clinical education.Objective structural clinical exam (OSCE) evaluates a large spectrum of technical and basic skills in an experimental setting. To determine the satisfaction of medical stagers and interns in Kerman University of Medical Sciences on evaluation based on OSCE. All the medical students experienced the OSCE were selected as the population of this cross – sectional research. To gather the data, a researcher – made questionnaire with a proper validity and reliability was used. The findings indicated the respondents having experienced OSCE totally got 76.4%of the total scor of satisfsction, so they were satisfied with this evaluation method. The students agreed or completely agreed on 73.1% of the statements, and 13.9% selected disagreed or completely disagreed. Most of the students (93.8%) agreed on doing this method in other wards. A significant relationship (P<0.01) was observed between student's satisfaction and agreement on using this method in other educational groups but no difference was observed on other background variables. . Since the student were satisfied with OSCE, it seems necessary to develop this evaluation method in all clinical groups.