VOSCE

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From 08.07-11.07.2025 Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy (Georgia) will held 4 day training course “VOSCE (Virtual OSCE) - digitalized tool for Objective Structured Examination of Clinical Reasoning Skills of Medical Students”

Who it’s for:

All medical specialists enrolled in undergraduate Medical Education ( it is aimed at those who are new in medical education, it also of value to more experienced educators who would like to deepen their understanding of educational principles of OSCE and VOSCE )

The Aim :

introduction of objective structured digitalized tool for assessment of clinical reasoning skills of medical students .

Along with learning the theoretical material within the training, you will have the opportunity to prepare assignments for an objectively structured clinical exam as a group and also attend the relevant exams in the academy (VOSCE and OSCE).

Expected Educational Outcomes

Leaner/trainer:

• interprets educational principles of OSCE;
• describes the concept of the OSCE as a tool for performance-based assessment in simulated environments;
• explains the importance of blueprinting and mapping of OSCE;
• identifies the main steps for the organization of cases for OSCE;
• defines the role of standardized patients in OSCE;
• constructs the scenario for Standardized patient;
• describes the steps of training Standardized patients;
• lists the necessary inventory for the station and supporting documents for OSCE:
• constructs evaluation sheets with grades;
• interprets the meaning of linked stations of OSCE;
• describes the steps of training for examiners ;
• interprets benefits and drawbacks of VOSCE;
• identifies the main steps for the organization of cases for VOSCE;
• selects a clinical case for VOSCE;
• elaborates case for VOSCE station;
• prepares tasks and questions for VOSCE station
• recognizes the steps of placement of digitalized scenarios in the Moodle system;
• identifies the role of task grading of digitalized scenarios in the Moodle system
• observes and discusses the OSCE and VOSCE exams with trainers 

Indirect expected educational outcome

• learner organizes OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Exam) and VOSCE ( Virtual Objective Structured Clinical Exam) in her/his institution /university

Training course was prepared by professors (Specialists in Medical Education) of Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy (TMA) according to the experience gained during the SAFEMED +project – Simulation in Undergraduate Medical Education for improvement of Safety and Quality of Patient Care, which was selected for funding by the European Union and highly regarded Erasmus + programmed in 2020. The aim of this project was – improvement of the quality of medical education, modernization and implementation of clinical sklls in curriculum.

Similar course was held in July 2024 and was accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 17.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) .

During the 4-day training in 2024 , 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).

 see detailed information about the training 2024 

please see detailed programme of 8.07-11.07.2025 training on our web.page

Link for Registration