The introduction of practical examinations in the teaching of medical students (so-called OSCE - Objective Structured Clinical Examination) at LF Mu is, among other things, supported by the SIMUportfolio platform, which is developed by the Webstudio IBA LF MU team. This platform was presented in detail at this year's CSEDU conference, which took place on 2. - 4. May 2020. We do not mention the venue this time, as the event took place completely online.
The SIMUportfolio platform is based on a detailed parametric description of the entire medical curriculum and integrates the tools available to support teaching. For the purposes of the OSCE, it provides in particular a description of the station where the specific practical test takes place, instructions for assessors, students and any "patients", the test schedule, automatic evaluation of test results and their archiving and comparison.
According to the authors of the paper, which is available online, the development and fulfillment of the platform, of course, as well as the subsequent preparation of the OSCE, requires a certain amount of time on the part of teachers and teaching guarantors. However, this investment is subsequently returned in the form of effective and objective practical testing of students, which will become an integral part of teaching within the newly built Simulation Center of the Medical Faculty of Masaryk University.
This year, 55 students received the Dean’s Award in Czech study programs and the Excellence Award in English study programs across several categories. The awards were presented to the students by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at MU, Martin Repko, Vice-Dean Eva Brichtová, and Vice-Dean Lubomír Křivan.
The Surgical Suturing Project was created as a student initiative to teach future doctors basic surgical techniques. After its demise during the pandemic, a group of students decided to passionately revive and expand the project. Today, they form a series of several workshops and the courses are accredited as an elective course for general medicine students at the MU Faculty of Medicine. The courses combine practical skills with innovative learning methods. The teaching takes place in the Simulation Centre of the Faculty of Medicine.
