The experience of conducting an objective structured clinical examination in the “First Aid” academic discipline using the Argus management system

The OSCE is an approach to assessing clinical or professional competence, in which the components of competence are assessed systematically and in a structured manner, with a special attention to the objectivity of the assessment, based on a comprehensive assessment with a certain number of assessment stations modeling various aspects of clinical competence [1]. The Argus MS is designed to automate the basic processes of training and certification of specialists in medical simulation and attestation centers in order to increase the objectivity of skill assessment and reduce the workload for the teacher [2]. The article presents the first experience of using the Argus MS to assess the competencies of first-year students of the Faculty of General Medicine and the Medical Faculty for International Students of the educational institution “Belarusian State Medical University” during the assessment on “First Aid” academic discipline.