Designing, implementing and assessing a new formative OSCE for ENT higher surgical trainees: our experience in the North West region

Abstract

Currently Otolaryngology trainees have a six or seven year gap between formal summative assessments, which comprise of the Membership of the Royal College if Surgeons exams (MRCS) during core training and the Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons exams (FRCS) at the end of higher surgical training. In between these examinations, trainees undergo formative Work-Place Based Assessments (WPBA) and a summative Annual Review of Competency and Progression (ARCP) however there are no other tests or formal assessments of knowledge and skills to ensure that they are developing and progressing at the required rate.

This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

http://ift.tt/2oe67T2