Search for: [Abstract = "support the patient's health in the therapeutic process \[4\]. Analyzes of study programs show that after 6 years of studies, pharmacy students do not achieve full professional competencies that can be used in their future professional work \[5\]. In addition to traditional methods, it also seems justified to introduce, following the example of other medical faculties, new tools for assessing competences acquired in the course of formal education. One of such tools is OSCE \(Objective Structured Clinical Examination\), which has been used for many years to assess the clinical competences of medical students. In recent years, it has also been used to educate pharmacists \[6\]. The Objective Structured Practice Examination \(OSPE\) has advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage is the standardized assessment of skills under simulated conditions. OSPE checks the acquired skills and knowledge and the approach to the patient, the ability to defend one's opinion, and allows to focus on a specific issue. In a well\-designed exam, each station can assess completely different skills. All previous scientific studies on OSPE have shown their high reliability, validity, and objectivity \[7.8\]. OSPE exams are more difficult to organize, labor intensive, and time\-consuming than other traditional exam forms. Moreover, other studies have shown that OSPE in comparison to traditional forms of assessm"]

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