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OSCE Masterclass (19 October to 27 November 2026)

SGD 1,380.00

Our OSCE Masterclass has been specially designed for health professions educators who want to acquire a thorough grounding in the theory, design, delivery and quality assurance of OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations). It is relevant for undergraduate and postgraduate situations.‍

The tutors have extensive experience in the design and quality assurance of OSCEs in medicine, dentistry, nursing, physiotherapy, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine and nursing.

Our OSCE Masterclass has been specially designed for health professions educators who want to acquire a thorough grounding in the theory, design, delivery and quality assurance of OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations). It is relevant for undergraduate and postgraduate situations.‍

The tutors have extensive experience in the design and quality assurance of OSCEs in medicine, dentistry, nursing, physiotherapy, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine and nursing.

Aim: to gain a comprehensive and contemporary understanding of OSCEs and develop a sound set of skills in design, delivery and quality assurance of OSCEs

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Objectives: participants will

  1. Gain a foundation of knowledge and skills relating to best practice in OSCEs

  2. Develop specific OSCE-related skills:

    1. Blueprinting an OSCE

    2. Constructing an OSCE

    3. Designing an OSCE station

    4. Piloting OSCE stations Examiner training/calibration

    5. Practical considerations of OSCE delivery

    6. Quality assurance: post test analyses and score reporting

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This Masterclass is an intensive course, delivered online over 6 weeks, with each module lasting 1 week.

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The design of the Masterclass follows a timeline of the ‘lifecycle’ of an OSCE, with modules in each section focusing on particular aspects of each stage

  1. Planning an OSCE

  2. Delivering the OSCE

  3. After the OSCE

The activities in each week/module will vary according to the content.

In some modules, there will be

  1. Pre-recorded voice over presentation(s).

  2. Discussion Board: participants to post questions, outcomes of tasks, comment on other posts. Tutors will engage in discussions asynchronously.

  3. Live chat sessions, so participants can ask questions of the tutors in real time.

  4. Tasks relating to the application of the module content, which can be attempted in groups, or individually. Tutors will feedback via the Discussion Board.

  5. A repository of key literature relating to the topic(s) of the module.

In other modules, there will be

  1. Individual tasks to complete

  2. Live streaming webinars and group activities.

  3. Discussion Board: participants to post questions, outcomes of tasks, comment on other posts. Tutors will engage in discussions asynchronously.

Live chat sessions will be offered twice a week

  • Tuesday of each module

  • Friday of each module

Certificates of completion, based on the following criteria

1) Engagement with the course and other participants by posting on the Discussion Board and commenting on other participants’ posts. The tutors monitor and comment at least once a day.

2) Active participation in the webinars, in discussions and where there are some activities

  • Topics :

    • Review of OSCE pedagogy and best practice

    • Blueprinting an OSCE

    • Constructing an OSCE

    Assignments :

    • Designing a blueprint

    • Planning an OSCE

    Activities :

    • Watch video presentations

    • Participants to post their blueprints and OSCE plans on DB

    • Participate in Zoom webinars

  • Topics :

    • Station writing

    Assignments :

    • Writing stations using template

    • Reviewing stations

    Activities :

    • Watch video presentations

    • Participants to post their blueprints and OSCE plans on DB

    • Participate in Zoom webinars

  • Topics :

    • Piloting Stations

    Assignments :

    • Trying out stations over Zoom

    Activities :

    • Participate in Live Zoom Webinars

  • Topics :

    • Practicalities

      • Key components/ timings

      • Examiner briefing

      • Candidate management

      • Capturing feedback

      • Using technology

      • COVID-19 issues

    Assignments :

    • Designing floor plans & schedules for OSCE delivery

    Activities :

    • Watch video presentations

    • Participants to post on DB

    • Participate in Zoom webinars

  • Topics :

    • Standard setting

    • OSCE metrics

    • Score reporting

    • Dealing with appeals/ complaints

    Assignments :

    • Reviewing OSCE metrics

    • Designing score reports

    Activities :

    • Watch video presentations

    • Participants to post on DB

    • Participate in Zoom webinars

What our past participants said

  • We had not only the opportunity to learn by listening and reading but by DOING and being coached by experts. The exchange on the discussion board was amazingly helpful.

  • The course was very organised as the I really liked that the whole course is based on a very focused theoretical learning model and all the teaching is focused on practical / experiential teaching from the start to the end of a typical OSCE process.

  • I wished I had participated in such a wonderful course 13 years ago when I first started involvement with OSCEs.

  • Despite having some experience with OSCEs, there is still lots to learn from this course, especially from other participants e.g.. those from the Vet and Dentistry departments. and how they overcame challenges in setting their OSCEs.

  • “Personally I found everything really useful and the course was structured in an excellent way to allow you to build a robust and meaningful OSCE. The range of resources provided was also excellent.”

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