Experiences with objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) as a tool for formative evaluation in pediatrics.

Mean scores obtained at objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) and clinical case (CC), by 4 groups of 15 students each were compared. The range of dispersion was more with OSCE as compared to CC. There was no correlation between the scores obtained at OSCE and CC. It is suggested that OSCE can be employed for evaluation of specific clinical skills; however, for comprehensive evaluation, a combination of OSCE and CC should be used.