Clinical Assessment Tools: Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA)

CSA (Clinical Skills Assessment)


 * is an OSCE-like multi-station exam designed to assess a broad sample of clinical skills and competencies.


 * However, unlike the focused OSCE, a CSA station has extended time and breadth and importantly, includes an SP (Standardized patient) in each station.
 * This assesses the medical learner's ability to integrate and apply multiple skills in each station, e.g., communication, physical exam, diagnostic, and professionalism.  (1)

References:

(1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK546672/