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2. Effect of ethnicity on performance in a final objective structured clinical examination: qualitative and quantitative study. (Learning in practice)

Author

Wass, Val, Roberts, Celia, Hoogenboom, Ron, Jones, Roger, and Van der Vleuten, Cees

Subjects
Interpersonal communication -- Evaluation -- Research, Ethnic relations -- Observations -- Research, Race discrimination -- Evaluation -- Research, Health, Observations, Evaluation, Research
Abstract

Abstract Objective To assess the effect of ethnicity on student performance in stations assessing communication skills within an objective structured clinical examination. Design Quantitative and qualitative study. Setting A final [...]

Published
2003

3. Improving oral examinations: selecting, training, and monitoring examiners for the MRCGP

Author

Wakeford, Richard, Southgate, Lesley, and Wass, Val

Subjects
Interviews -- Standards -- Tests, problems and exercises, Medical teaching personnel -- Training -- Tests, problems and exercises, Medical colleges -- Faculty, Medicine -- Tests, problems and exercises, Health, Standards, Tests, problems and exercises, Training
Abstract

Unless examiners are carefully selected, trained, and monitored, examinations may become haphazard. This is perhaps most true of oral or viva voce ('viva') examinations, which can generate marks unrelated to [...]

Published
1995

5. Understanding the new MRCGP Changes to assessment

Author

Wass, Val

Subjects
Continuing medical education -- Standards, Family medicine -- Training, Business, Education, Business, international, News, opinion and commentary, Political science, Royal College of General Practitioners -- Membership -- Standards -- Training
Abstract

Val Wass BSc, MRCP, FRCGP, MHPE, Professor of Community Based Medical Education, University of Manchester From 1 August 2007, a new assessment system for vocational training (VT) in general practice [...]

Published
2006

6. Oral examinations--equal opportunities, ethnicity, and fairness in the MRCGP

Author

Roberts, Celia, Sarangi, Srikant, Southgate, Lesley, Wakeford, Richard, and Wass, Val

Subjects
Medical students -- Evaluation, Examinations -- Validity, Health, Evaluation
Abstract

Oral examinations are widely used in undergraduate and postgraduate medical examinations, including those for membership of royal colleges. In recent years the validity and reliability of oral examinations have been [...]

Published
2000

8. What the educators are saying

Author

Wass, Val

Subjects
Medical education -- Study and teaching, Clinical competence -- Study and teaching, Health, Study and teaching
Abstract

Workplace assessment is imprecise For those involved in assessing clinical competence in the workplace, a review in Teaching and Learning on bias in rating clinical performance is a 'must read.' [...]

Published
2004

9. Monitoririg the medical education revolution: the impact of new training programmes must be evaluated

Author

Wass, Val, Richards, Tessa, and Cantillon, Peter

Subjects
General Medical Council -- Standards -- Evaluation, Medical education -- Standards -- Evaluation, Health, Standards, Evaluation
Abstract

This is a time of great change in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. The General Medical Council's recommendations for Tomorrow's Doctors (1) have stimulated educational innovations and new curriculums [...]

Published
2003

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