Background: No single approach to the regulatory assessment of global consultation competence has been shown to possess the required levels of validity, reliability and feasibility.
Objective: To evaluate the approach adopted in Kuwait to the regulatory end-point assessment of the global consultation competence of family practice trainees with particular reference to validity, reliability and feasibility.
Methods: Family practice trainees in Kuwait were individually and directly observed for 3 hours in consultation with a minimum of 10 patients by a pair of examiners.