Stefan Schauber

Stefan Schauber is an Associate Professor at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Medicine, where he is affiliated with the Unit for Health Sciences Education (HELP) and the Centre for Educational Measurement (CEMO). He maintains a long-standing collaboration with the Diagnostic Quality Lab at Inselspital in Bern, Switzerland. His work focuses on assessment in health professions education, applied educational measurement, and diagnostic error research.

Dr. Schauber's primary academic interests center on measuring complex skills within health professions, particularly clinical knowledge, thinking, reasoning, communication, and practical skills. His research contributes to improving exams in health studies and enhancing understanding of diagnostic errors. He has extensive experience in psychometrics and quality assurance of exams, creating test statistical reports that help examination boards evaluate whether assessment items function as expected. His methodological expertise spans classical test theory, item response theory, and longitudinal modeling approaches applied to educational measurement.

His recent publication record demonstrates a strong focus on diagnostic decision support systems, team performance assessment in healthcare, psychometric analysis of medical examinations, and the impact of educational approaches on learning outcomes. His work spans multiple international collaborations, particularly with Swiss and German institutions, reflecting the global relevance of his research in medical education and assessment methodology.

Dr. Schauber has been actively involved in teaching researcher skills including academic writing, presenting, and communication. He conducts workshops on item-writing, test development, exam construction, and the R Language for Statistical Computing. His expertise in educational measurement has been applied across various contexts, from national licensing examinations to team performance assessment in emergency medicine.

He is associated with several research projects including 'Competency assessment in medical education,' 'MonKeyMed - Monitoring of key indicators at the Faculty of Medicine,' and 'Equity in education and in measuring educational outcomes.' His work with the Diagnostic Quality Lab in Bern focuses on improving diagnostic safety through collaborative research on diagnostic decision-making processes and error reduction strategies.