Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) the Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RTCOG) Board Examination

Abstract

Objective to assess the reliability of OSCE used for assessment of clinical competence for specialists in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Design : A descriptive study.

Subjects : OSCE used in the Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RTCOG) board examination, academic year 1992, 1993 and 1994. Methods : Computerized data analyses of scores of OSCE by using SPSS program under window operation. Results : The reliability (Cronbach alpha) of OSCE year 1992, 1993 and 1994 were 0.75, 0.63 and 0.54 respectively.

Conclusion : A moderate reliability of OSCE was obtained during the past 3 years of RTCOG board examination. This is comparable with the reliability of OSCE for medical licensure in North America. (Thai J Obstet Gynaecol 1995;7:131-133)