?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Communication+skills+Assessed+at+OSCE+are+not+Affected+by+Participation+in+the+Adolescent+Healthy+Sexuality+Program&rft.creator=Penava%2C++D.A.&rft.creator=Stanojevic%2C++S.&rft.subject=MEO+Peer+Reviewed&rft.description=Purpose%3A+We+proposed+that+first+year+medical+students+who+voluntarily+participated+in+the+Healthy+Sexuality+adolescent+program+would+perform+better+than+their+peers+on+an+adolescent+counseling+station+at+the+year-end+OSCE+(Objective+Structured+Clinical+Examination).+In+addition+we+compared+medical+students%E2%80%99+communication+skills+at+the+time+of+the+program+as+assessed+by+self%2C+peers+and+participating+adolescents.%0AMethods%3A+Nineteen+first+year+medical+students+voluntarily+participated+in+the+ongoing+Healthy+Sexuality+program.+Adolescent+participants%2C+medical+student+peer+participants+and+medical+students+assessed+communication+components+on+a+7-point+Likert+scale+at+the+end+of+the+program.+At+the+year-end+OSCE%2C+all+first+year+medical+students+at+the+University+of+Western+Ontario+were+assessed+at+an+adolescent+counseling+station+by+a+standardized+patient+(SP)+and+a+physician+examiner.+Statistical+analysis+examined+differences+between+the+two+groups.%0AResults%3A+Students+who+participated+in+the+Healthy+Sexuality+program+did+not+perform+better+than+their+colleagues+on+the+year-end+OSCE.+A+statistically+significant+correlation+between+physician+examiner+and+SP+evaluations+was+found+(r+%3D+0.62).+Adolescent+participants+communication+skills+assessments+in+the+Healthy+Sexuality+Program+demonstrated+no+significant+correlation+with+medical+student+assessments+(self+or+peer).%0AConclusions%3AVoluntary+intervention+with+adolescents+did+not+result+in+improved+communication+skills+at+the+structured+year-end+examination.+Further+investigation+will+be+directed+towards+delineating+differences+between+SP+and+physician+examiner+assessments&rft.date=2002-12&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2673%2F1%2Fres00045.pdf&rft.identifier=++Penava%2C+D.A.+and+Stanojevic%2C+S.++(2002)+Communication+skills+Assessed+at+OSCE+are+not+Affected+by+Participation+in+the+Adolescent+Healthy+Sexuality+Program.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2673%2F