Manikins versus simulated patients in emergency medicine training: a comparative analysis.

Purpose: Every physician must be able to sufficiently master medical emergencies, especially in medical areas where emergencies occur frequently such as in the emergency room or emergency surgery. This contrasts with the observation that medical students and young residents often feel insufficiently prepared to handle medical emergencies. It is therefore necessary to train them in the treatment of emergency patients.

Effects and Consequences of Being an OSCE Examiner in Surgery-A Qualitative Study.

Objective: Even though objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is a well-investigated format for competency-based practical examination, only a few studies have explored the motivations of OSCE examiners and their opinions, both positive and negative, toward being an examiner. The aim of this study was to gain insights into the views of OSCE examiners using semi-structured interviews.

Design: Surgical OSCE examiners were queried at two medical faculties in Germany via semi-structured interviews.