Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) 

This page provides students with guidance and resources to prepare for the Objective Structured Clinical Examination related to Community Pharmacy Field Training. The OSCE is designed to assess students’ ability to apply pharmacy knowledge, communication skills, patient counseling, professional behavior, and decision-making in simulated pharmacy practice scenarios.

OSCE Objectives

By reviewing this page, students should be able to:

• Understand the general format of the OSCE.

• Prepare for patient counseling and pharmacy practice stations.

• Review common community pharmacy and hospital pharmacy scenarios.

• Apply professional communication and ethical standards.

• Identify situations that require referral or further action.

• Use counseling checklists and assessment rubrics for practice.

Possible OSCE Stations

OSCE stations may include:

• Patient counseling for prescribed medications.

• Counseling on OTC medicines and minor ailments.

• Inhaler technique demonstration.

• Insulin pen or glucose meter counseling.

• Missed dose counseling.

• Identification of drug interactions or contraindications.

• Referral of patients with warning symptoms.

• Medication safety scenarios.

• Communication with patients or caregivers.

• Hospital pharmacy-related scenarios, such as high-alert medications or medication reconciliation, where applicable.

Student Preparation Instructions

Students are advised to:

• Review the training manual carefully.

• Practice patient counseling using structured counseling steps.

• Review common OTC cases and referral criteria.

• Review medication safety principles.

• Practice clear, respectful, and patient-centered communication.

• Use the OSCE checklist and marking rubric for self-assessment.

• Arrive on time and follow all examination instructions.

Required OSCE Materials

Students should check this page regularly for uploaded materials such as:

• OSCE instructions.

• Sample OSCE stations.

• Patient counseling checklist.

• OTC counseling cases.

• Medication safety cases.

• OSCE marking rubric.

• Student instructions before the examination.

Download OSCE Instructions
Download Sample OSCE Stations
Download Patient Counseling Checklist
Download OSCE Marking Rubric

Important Notice

The OSCE is an assessment of applied pharmacy practice skills. Students should demonstrate professional behavior, patient confidentiality, accurate medication information, safe practice, and effective communication throughout the examination.