Abstract

The Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) under NMC norms is a standard additional part of practical assessment of surface anatomy used both in formative and summative assessments. The strength of the enhancement of knowledge pertaining to surface marking in anatomy by exposing the students to the structured check list can improve the skills in the students. Methods The study was conducted in the department of Anatomy, SABVMCRI. 1st year MBBS students of total 150 in the surface anatomy studies. 75 exposed group given surface marking learning sessions with the check list teaching with OSPE and 75 non exposed group underwent traditional teaching method of learning surface Anatomy. The mean marks obtained by the students by conventional and OSPE method was analysed by a paired student T test. A well-structured questionnaire was administered to the same students and a feedback was taken about the process of OSPE.KRT Knowledge retention test after 2 months was taken into consideration for calculation. Results The scores were calculated for all the competencies and the mean values compared and the differences of both exposed and non exposed was found to be statistically significant (p<0.005).Analysis of the 5 point likerts scale revealed that the students could understand the knowledge of surface marking better with OSPE then that of traditional method. Conclusion Knowledge and scoring enhancement is better in students trained to learn surface marking with OSPE checklist method than that of traditional surface learning method.

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