1. Faculty perspectives on the use of standardized versus non-standardized oral examinations to assess medical students
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Andrea J. Pelletier, Katharyn Meredith Atkins, Carey York-Best, Celeste S. Royce, Natasha R. Johnson, Xiaodong P. Chen, and Holly R. Khachadoorian-Elia
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Faculty, Medical ,Students, Medical ,Wilcoxon signed-rank test ,assessment ,education ,Pilot Projects ,Likert scale ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Obstetrics and gynaecology ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,030225 pediatrics ,medicine ,Humans ,Standardized oral examination ,Medical physics ,Original Research ,Oral Examinations ,obstetrics and gynecology ,Education, Medical ,Verbal Behavior ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,Clinical Clerkship ,050301 education ,General Medicine ,Reference Standards ,Obstetrics ,Gynecology ,Content analysis ,Oral examination ,Perception ,Clinical Competence ,Educational Measurement ,Psychology ,business ,0503 education - Abstract
Objectives To determine if faculty perceive standardized oral examinations to be more objective and useful than the non-standardized format in assessing third-year medical students’ learning on the obstetrics and gynecology rotation. Methods Obstetrics and gynecology faculty at three teaching hospitals were sampled to complete a survey retrospectively comparing the standardized oral examination (SOE) and non-standardized or traditional oral examinations (TOE). A Likert scale (0-5) was used to assess satisfaction, objectivity, and usefulness of SOE and TOE. Wilcoxon signed rank test was performed to compare median Likert scale scores for each survey item. A Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used to investigate the relationship between the perceived level of objectivity and SOE characteristics. For qualitative measures, content analysis was applied. Results Sixty-six percent (n=25) of eligible faculty completed the survey. Faculty perceived the standardized oral examination as significantly more objective compared with the non-standardized (z=-3.15, p=0.002). Faculty also found SOE to be more useful in assessing overall clerkship performance (z=-2.0, p
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- 2018
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