Abstract
Background and objectives: The purpose of this paper is to describe the use of resident performance on an observed structured clinical examination (OSCE) as a tool to refine a mood disorders curriculum, and to disseminate a mood disorders OSCE for use in other residency settings. Methods: A depression-focused OSCE and a direct observation evaluation tool were developed and implemented. A total of 24 first-year family medicine residents (PGY1) participated in the OSCE, and their performance was used to direct changes in a mood disorders curriculum. Results: Residents performed well on general in-terviewbehaviours, and 67% were able to uncover depression in a patient presenting with head-aches. Less than 50% of the residents asked about suicidal ideation and recreational drug use. Curriculum was added that addressed the latter deficiencies. Conclusions: Tracking of resident performance on specific behaviours during OSCE sessions can be used for curriculum evaluation purposes. The mood disorders curriculum in additional family medicine residency programmes can now be evaluated using our depression-focused OSCE and Clinical Performance Checklist.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 45-51 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Mental Health in Family Medicine |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Aug 1 2012 |
Keywords
- Depression
- OSCE
- Residency education
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health