OSCEs & clinical assessments
OSCEs and clinical assessments, on one platform
Run practical, examiner-marked clinical assessments alongside your written exams — with informational and off-platform stations, marking on any device, and multi-domain rubrics. One platform for the whole medical assessment picture.
- Written exams + OSCEs
- Mark on any device
- Multi-domain rubrics
Cardiovascular examination
Candidate A2140
- History takingNot metPartialMet
- Clinical examinationNot metPartialMet
- Communication & rapportNot metPartialMet
- Management planNot metPartialMet
Global rating
Borderline pass · 14/20
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One platform
Written exams and OSCEs, together
Medical assessment usually combines standardised written testing (SBAs) with practical, examiner-marked OSCEs. Synap does both — so you run your whole programme in one place instead of stitching tools together.
Candidates learn one familiar platform for revision, mocks, written exams and clinical stations, and you get a comprehensive picture of performance across the entire curriculum.
Explore standardised testingSBAs and OSCEs side by side
Written and practical assessment on the same platform.
One familiar experience
Candidates use one platform end to end — no context-switching.
A comprehensive picture
See performance across written and clinical assessment together.
Shared banks & tagging
One item bank and tagging model across every assessment type.
The OSCE workflow
Built for the day of the exam
A practical, in-person OSCE runs differently to a written exam. Here’s how it works on Synap.
- 1
Set up the exam
Build stations with sections and timers, and configure the experience for the day.
- 2
Add informational & off-platform questions
Present materials and instructions on screen with informational questions, and capture task-based, off-platform stations performed in person that still count toward the marks.
- 3
Submit on candidates’ behalf
Configure attempts to be closed and submitted for candidates, so they focus on the station, not the timer.
- 4
Generate marking sessions
Synap generates the marking sessions your examiners use to record marks on the day.
- 5
Mark, resolve and grade
Examiners score against multi-domain rubrics on any device, then marks are resolved and grades applied.
Marking
Marking built for clinical assessment
Clinical assessment is human-marked, often by several examiners against detailed criteria. Synap supports multiple marker roles, so provisional marking, moderation, back-reading and auditing each have their place in the workflow.
Detailed rubrics let examiners assess across multiple domains, and resolution rules bring several markers’ scores together into a defensible final mark.
Explore marking & gradingMultiple marker roles
Provisional, moderating, back-reading and auditing roles in one workflow.
Resolution rules
Combine multiple markers’ scores into a defensible final mark.
Multi-domain rubrics
Assess candidates across several criteria and domains per station.
Role-based access
Keep markers, content and candidate data appropriately separated.
What you can do
Everything an OSCE needs
The building blocks for practical, examiner-marked clinical assessment.
Works on any device
Mark and sit assessments on tablets, mobiles and laptops.
Medical-grade tagging & Tag Sets
A tagging system extensively tested in the medical field, with Tag Sets to tag across multiple domains.
Informational & off-platform questions
Present information with no input needed, and score off-platform, task-based stations.
Image hotspot questions
Click-to-answer image questions with zoom and advanced marking rules across multiple regions — excellent for anatomy.
Submit on behalf of candidates
Close and submit attempts for candidates when a station ends.
Timers & sections
Time stations and structure exams into sections.
Secure, role-based access
Role-based access control keeps sensitive data protected.
See it in action
Run your written exams and OSCEs in one place
Book a tailored demo and we’ll walk you through the OSCE workflow — informational and off-platform stations, marking sessions and multi-domain rubrics.
Goes further with the platform
The rest of the assessment lifecycle
OSCEs are one part of Synap. Combine them with the rest of the platform.
Single Best Answer & standardised testing
Rigorous written exams, psychometrics and mocks.
Explore SBAsMarking & grading
Marker roles, moderation, resolution and grading.
View markingExam prep, revision & mocks
Question banks, Spaced Learning and realistic mocks.
Explore exam prepAssessment security
Proctoring, lockdown and reliable exam-day infrastructure.
View security
What our customers say
Synap came to our rescue when we needed a platform for computer-based testing, with a short turnaround time. Readily customizable, easy to use. We are very impressed with Synap and hope to continue working with them for our annual testing needs.
Chair | AAO
The features we like most about Synap are the spaced learning, mock exams, and the customer support we receive by the Synap team! When we want to make changes, they are always there to help us through the process.
Driver Operations Executive | FreeNow
The platform structure (library items placed into collections) makes multiple course variations very easy, saving significant amounts of time. Easily the best learning platform I have worked with or interacted with as a student.
Data & Automation | Frasers
FAQs
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One platform for written and clinical assessment
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