Piloting the use of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) to assess undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry in Zimbabwe

BJPsych International

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Tatenda Ruwizhu¹  Ropafadzo Nyamukapa²  Fungisai Mazhandu³  Julia Mutambara¹  Walter Mangezi⁴  Susannah Whitwell⁵ 

[1] Department of Psychiatry, Midlands State University;Psychiatry Registrar, Department of Psychiatry, Midlands State University;Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Midlands State University;Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry & Department of Health Professions Education, University of Zimbabwe;Consultant Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

关键词: Low- and middle-income countries;    curriculum development;    collaboration;    undergraduate education and training;    medical students;   

DOI  :  10.1192/bji.2021.49

学科分类：神经外科学

来源: Canadian Science Publishing

【 摘 要 】

This report describes a pilot project which involved undergraduate medical students’ clinical competence in psychiatry assessed through objective structured clinical examinations for the first time in Zimbabwe. The pilot describes how gaps in medical education can be addressed by collaborative partnerships that allow sharing of knowledge by local institutions and international experts.

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