What are patients and carers looking for in the OSCE?
BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m964 (Published 18 May 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m964
- Jools Symons, patient and public involvement manager,
- Kim Edwards, member of the Patient Carer Community,
- Kay Henderson, member of the Patient Carer Community,
- Joannie Tate, member of the Patient Carer Community
- Leeds Institute of Medical Education (LIME), University of Leeds, UK
- J.E.Symons{at}leeds.ac.uk
“Healthcare staff should work together with patients and carers to educate the next generation of doctors, we’re on the receiving end . . . it makes sense.” says Kelvin Sutcliffe, a patient who has spent time teaching medical students at the university of Leeds.
Patient voice stations
The General Medical Council’s 2019 Outcomes for graduates states that “newly qualified doctors must make the care of patients their first concern . . . .”1 Many medical schools now “work with” rather than “use” patients and carers in various ways, including in clinical exams, usually known as Objective Structured Clinical Examinations, or OSCEs. For example, the University of Leeds has an innovative programme whereby patients and carers from its patient and carer community write, run, and assess OSCE stations—known as patient voice stations.
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