University College London (UCL), Gower St, London, UK.
BMC Med Educ. 2021 Oct 11;21(1):527. doi: 10.1186/s12909-021-02941-z.
Boyle et al. discuss the development and implementation of a Virtual Objective Structured Clinical Examination due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown precluding face-to-face Objective Structured Clinical Examinations, something we too as clinical medical students studying at University College London have experienced. We commend Boyle et al. for promptly creating and delivering this assessment. However, we believe this style of assessment has the potential to exacerbate the ethnic and social inequalities that currently exist within medical education. Going forward, it is imperative that the home environment is considered in an attempt to level the playing field.
博伊尔等人讨论了虚拟客观结构化临床考试的开发和实施，因为 COVID-19 大流行封锁使得面对面的客观结构化临床考试无法进行，我们作为在伦敦大学学院学习的临床医学生也有过这种经历。我们赞扬博伊尔等人及时创建和提供这种评估。然而，我们认为这种评估方式有可能加剧医学教育中现有的种族和社会不平等。今后，必须考虑家庭环境，努力创造公平的竞争环境。
