Author/Authors :
Amini, Mitra Department of Emam Hosien Hospital Emergency - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, , Moghadami, Mohsen Department of Emam Hosien Hospital Emergency - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Kojuri, Javad Department of Emam Hosien Hospital Emergency - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Abbasi, Hamidreza Department of Emam Hosien Hospital Emergency - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Doolat Abadi, Ali Arhami Department of Emam Hosien Hospital Emergency - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Ali Molaee, Nezar Internal Medicine Aliebneabitaleb Hospital - Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan , Adibi, Peyman Integrative Functional Gastroenterology Research Centers, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , Pishbin, Elham Department of Emam Reza Emergency Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad , Javadzade, Hamid Reza Integrative Functional Gastroenterology Research Centers, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , Monsef Kasmaee, Vahid 5Department of Gastroenterology - Guilan University of Medical Science, Rasht University of Medical Sciences, Rasht , Vakili, Mohsen Department of Internal Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol , Reis Sadat, Mohamad Ali Pediatric General Surgery, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad , Akbari, Roghaye Department of Internal Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol , Omidvar, Bita Department of Internal Medicine, Ahwaz Hospital, Ahwaz University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz , Shafaghi, Afshin 5Department of Gastroenterology - Guilan University of Medical Science, Rasht University of Medical Sciences, Rasht , Monajemi, Alireza Medical Humanities Research Group, Tehran, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran , Soltani Arabshahi, Kamran Firozgar Hospital of Internal Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Second National Medical Sciences Olympiad was done in Shiraz in August 2010 with aim of indentifying scientifically talented individuals, motivating students and orienting extracurricular activities. This Olympiad was done in 3 areas, basic sciences, clinical sciences and management. In clinical sciences, we used TOSCE (Team Objective Structured Clinical Examination). In this article we report the details of this exam and participants’ satisfaction. Materials and Methods: This Olympiad in Clinical Medical Sciences was held in 2 levels: Individual and team. In the team stage, 9 teams from 9 universities participated. We used TOSCE for measuring clinical competency of teams. Each team consisted of 3 students. We designed 12 stations based on emergency medicine in medical and surgical fields. The time considered for each station was 15 min, after doing this exam the view of students was measured using a valid and reliable questionnaire. Results: Most of the students believed that TOSCE was a useful examination for measuring competency. More than 50% of students reported that success in this exam needs clinical competency, team work and problem solving ability. Nearly, half (48.1%) of students believed that 15 min is not enough for each station and they need more time. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that this kind of exam is useful for measuring clinical competency from students’ viewpoint.
