Table 1.

Psychometric test results from the EBM OSCE stations

OSCE Identifier	Year	EBM task	Station summary	Number of students	Cronbach’s alpha	ITC	Mean score (out of a maximum score of 20)	Cut score	Number failing
1	year 1	Asking, acquiring	Students were asked to formulate an appropriate clinical question and search terms. They were asked to search the database PubMed, while explaining what they were doing to the examiner.	63	0.81	0.48	15.71	9.6	4
2	year 1	Appraising	A patient presented for review and asked explanation for some epidemiological terms in an article.	81	0.85	0.494	13.58	12	19
3	Year 2	Appraising	A patient had found some information on the internet and wanted to discuss the article so she could make the right decision.	61	0.74	0.311	13.33	11	13
4	Year 2	Appraising	A patient wanted to discuss his screening results and understand what the findings meant.	71	0.73	0.367	15.61	13	13
5	Year 3	Appraising and applying	The student was assessed on his/her skill to apply the findings in shared decision making with the patient to manage their condition.	64	0.75	0.064	16.83	13	6
6	Year 4	Applying	A patient had found information on the internet and was concerned that the vaccinations her child had had might have caused her child’s delay in talking.	59	0.67	0.205	15.46	11	1