From 22.07 to 25.07.2024, TMA’s Faculty Development Department organized the training - "VOSCE (Virtual OSCE) - Digital Tool for Objective Structured Examination of Clinical Reasoning Skills of Medical Students."

The training was accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) and awarded 17 CME credits.

During the 4-day training, TMA hosted 41 representatives (25 in person, 16 online) from 11 different universities, including Ilia State University, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi State Medical University, University of Georgia, Alte University, Grigol Robakidze University, Georgian-American University, David Tvildiani University, Yerevan Traditional Medicine, Yerevan State University, and Kerala University (India).

The goal of the training/course was to introduce an objectively structured digital tool (Virtual OSCE/VOSCE) to assess the clinical reasoning ability of medical school/faculty students.

Within the framework of the 4-day training, the participants, along with familiarizing themselves with the theoretical material, had the opportunity to prepare tasks for the objectively structured clinical exam (OSCE) as a group and attend the relevant exams at TMA (VOSCE and OSCE). The training participants also had the opportunity to adapt to the role of a student and test themselves within the framework of the VOSCE.

The training course was prepared by TMA professors Ia Avaliani, Cisana Lomashvili, Akaki Sefashvili, Khatia Khatiashvili, Tatia Shotadze, and Berika Kiknadze.