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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152:715.

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I read with great interest the article by Hilliard et al¹ in the January 1998 issue of the ARCHIVES. As a pediatrician with considerable experience in organizing objective structured clinical examinations for undergraduates during the past 10 years, I have the following suggestions to make the examination both more interesting and more objective for the residents and less traumatic for the children who may be used as subjects.

I have used short video recordings (1-1 minutes) showing various abnormal movements (such as choreoathetosis and dystonia), cerebellar signs, examination of a floppy infant, various types of seizures, and normal developmental examination results. For postgraduate residents, more complex problems such as Rett syndrome may be used. In such a setting, it is essential to give a brief history before the resident switches on the videotape. The candidate is then asked to answer a series of questions.

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