Examiner fatigue in communication skills objective structured clinical examinations

The assessment of undergraduates’ communication skills by means of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) is a demanding task for examiners. Tiredness over the course of an examining session may introduce systematic error. In addition, unsystematic error may also be present which changes over the duration of the OSCE session.

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