Assessment of cultural safety in a post–Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) era

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Brumpton, Kay, Sen Gupta, Tarun, Evans, Rebecca and Ward, Raelene. 2022. "Assessment of cultural safety in a post–Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) era ." Australian Journal of General Practice. 51 (1-2), pp. 90-93. https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-08-21-6120
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Assessment of cultural safety in a post–Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) era

ERA Journal ID13428
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsBrumpton, Kay, Sen Gupta, Tarun, Evans, Rebecca and Ward, Raelene
Journal TitleAustralian Journal of General Practice
Journal Citation51 (1-2), pp. 90-93
Number of Pages4
Year2022
PublisherThe Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Place of PublicationAustralia
ISSN2208-7958
2208-794X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-08-21-6120
Web Address (URL)https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2022/january-february/cultural-safety-in-a-post-osce-era
Abstract

Background
As The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) introduces alternatives to the Objective Structured Clinical Examination, it is imperative that standards are continually set for a culturally safe general practice workforce. Assessments have many functions and should be continually reviewed to ensure that they require general practitioners (GPs) to demonstrate genuine cultural safety.

Objective
The aim of this article is to highlight the complexities in assessing the cultural safety of GPs when consulting with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Discussion
Presently there is a lack of validated approaches for assessing cultural safety of GPs. This creates challenges for the RACGP in redesigning fellowship examinations. Yet in this challenge is an opportunity to consider assessment design that is not competency based, amplifies Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ voices and reflects the complexity of cultural safety.

Keywordscultural safety; OSCE; Objective Structured Clinical Examination
Contains Sensitive ContentDoes not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020450409. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services
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Byline AffiliationsGriffith University
Rural Medical Education Australia, Australia
Goolburri Aboriginal Health Advancement, Australia
James Cook University
School of Nursing and Midwifery
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