Correct Answer – Option 3 : Objective structured clinical examination

Explanation

• The modern type of examination assesses the skills like communication, clinical examination, medical and nursing procedures.
• It is a performance-based test used to assess clinical competence. 

 Objective

• Use of checklist for evaluation.

Structured

• Trainee sees the same problem and performs the same tasks in the same time frame.

Clinical

• The tasks are representative of real clinical situations.

History

• Developed by the University of Dundee, Scotland in 1975 by Dr. Harden.
• It was a subject in an international conference in Ottawa in 1985.
• More than 50 countries accepted it.
• Globally using now.

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