[Application of Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for pediatric internship assessment in two schools of medicine].

Background: The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) has become a respected and widely used tool for the assessment of clinical competence in medical education.

Aim: To describe the first experience of an OSCE as a summative assessment in undergraduate Pediatric Internship, in two universities.

Material And Methods: The OSCE was structured by a committee of faculty members of the 5 campi of University of Chile and I campus of the Catholic University.