TY - JOUR N2 - Background: At the Department of Medical Education, Centre for Innovative Medical Education at Jagiellonian University Medical College, a completely remote OSCE (e-OSCE) was con-ducted for the first time using the Microsoft Teams platform. 255 test takers were tasked with presenting their communication and clinical skills in order to assess clinical reasoning. Aim: Analysis of the assessment of the OSCE adaptation to the requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic at the Department of Medical Educations in the form of the e-OSCE from the students’ perspective. Methods: Discussion of the OSCE modification was carried out among 6th-year medical students and graduates undergoing validation of their foreign medical degrees. In order to assess students’ opinions of the e-OSCE, we used questionnaires. The Statistica 12.0 program was used to analyse the results. Results: According to 91.57% of respondents, the e-OSCE was well-prepared. 60% of students strongly agree and 29.47% rather agree that the order of the stations was appropriate and clear. A majority of respondents rated the e-OSCE as fair. 66.32% of respondents strongly agree and rather agree that the proportions of communication and clinical skills were appropriate. The vast majority of the participants of the exam (81.05%) had enough time for individual stations. A statistically significant (p <0.0001) correla-tion was found between the type of classes and preparation for the e-OSCE. For 61.05% of respondents, the Laboratory Training of Clinical Skills course was the best preparation for students taking the e-OSCE. Taking into account the stressfulness of the OSCE, only 15.96% of students found the online form more stressful than the traditional (in-person) exam. Conclusions: The e-OSCE in students’ opinions was well-organized. Informing test-takers prior to the e-OSCE about the role of invigilators assessing individual stations should be improved. The e-OSCE has been proven to be suitable for assessing a wide range of material and validating communication and clinical skills in appropriate proportions. The e-OSCE is fair according to examinees’ opinion. The study proves that even in a pandemic, it is possible to prepare an online exam without exposing examiners and examinees to the dangers posed by COVID-19. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/126362/PDF-MASTER/2022-04-FMC-08.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/126362 PY - 2022 IS - No 4 EP - 97 DO - 10.24425/fmc.2022.144086 KW - medical didactics KW - OSCE KW - medical education KW - OSCE during the COVID-19 pandemic KW - Department of Medical Education Jagiellonian University Medical College A1 - Skrzypek, Agnieszka A1 - Baster, Natalia A1 - Perera, Ian A1 - Żądło, Anna A1 - Stalmach-Przygoda, Agata A1 - Szeliga, Marta A1 - Cebula, Grzegorz PB - Oddział PAN w Krakowie; Uniwersytet Jagielloński – Collegium Medicum VL - Vol. 62 DA - 2023.03.09 T1 - Adapting the OSCE to the times of the COVID-19 pandemic. A look at the e-OSCE from the students’ perspective SP - 91 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/126362 T2 - Folia Medica Cracoviensia ER -