Table 2 Attributes assessed in the OSCE component of Part 2 Bi-MOrth

From: Development, implementation and feedback for an online speciality membership examination in orthodontics during the COVID-19 pandemic

Attributes assessed in OSCE

Re-purposed in reframed Part 2 Bi-MOrth

Good communication skills

Communication stations, unseen and presented cases

Ability to analyse and interpret diagnostic information and material

Assessed in the unseen, presented cases and SAQs

Demonstrate practical skills normally undertaken as part of clinical practice

Assessed in WBA (not formally assessed in overseas candidates)

Interpret and appraise data from publications

SAQ

Apply appropriate decision-making in clinical situations

Unseen cases, presented cases and SAQs

Key:

SAQ = short-answer questions; WBA = workplace-based assessments.

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