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Vista Assessments

  • Attendance-only participation points will weigh 15-20% of total block grade
  • Skill-based assessment points will weigh up to 85% of total block grade
  • Blanket bonus points will not be offered for an assessment or course
  • To obtain credit for a block, all of the following criteria should be fulfilled:
    • Obtain ≥ 75% total block grade
    • Completion of all mandatory live-participation sessions or equivalent makeup
    • Completion of all required assignments or equivalent makeup
    • Completion of evaluation for the block
  • Suggested Grade Distribution for Summative Assessments for Discovery Blocks

 

P1

P2

BII

SMS

NSB

GI

CVS

RESP

URI

ENDO/REP

Conference / Workshop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Prep Quiz / Pre-reading / ILM

2

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small groups

2

2

 

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

SIM

1

2

3

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

PBL

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

ECL

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

ECL OSCE

 

5

 

5

 

5

5

 

5

 

Lab (Anat and/or Path)

3

2

 

4

1

4

4

4

2

4

Advocacy Panel / Patient Sessions

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case / Discussion Assignment

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total participatory (attendance-only)

15

20

15

20

15

20

20

15

20

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quizzes/Assignments

20

30/35

20

20

15

20

20

30

20

30

Anatomy Lab Quizzes

 

 

 

10

 

10

5

 

5

 

Midterm

25

 

25

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

Block Final Exam

35

40/45

35

40

35

40

40

40

40

40

NBME Exam

5

5

5

10

10

10

15

15

15

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non-participatory (skill-based)

85

80

85

80

85

80

80

85

80

85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Block Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

  • Intra-block summative assessments
    • Preferred method of delivery is online/weekend
    • Mid-term exams, if any, could be scheduled in person
  • End-of-block summative assessments
    • Block-final
      • 60-80 MCQs; 2 hours duration
      • Cumulative for the block
  • NBME
    • End-of-block NBME exams will weigh 5% for P1 through BII, 10% for SMS through GI, and 15% for CVS through endo-repro
    • Exams will increase in number of questions (and thereby duration) progressing through the curriculum 
      • P1 and P2 – 40 questions (1 hour)
      • BII through GI – 60 questions (1.5 hours) 
      • CVS through Endo/Repro – 80 questions (2 hours) 
  • Intra-block formative assessments
    • Minimum one per week with substantial feedback 
      • Examples – practice quizzes (with rationale), self-assessments, pre-reading questions, consolidation questions, assignments, IODs (image-of-the-day), practice practicals, flashcards, U-World questions 
  • Intra-block narrative assessments
    • Minimum one per block – desirable to have earlier within the block
      • Examples of sessions that can generate narrative feedback/assessment – PBL, SIM, core small group sessions, conferences

APR 9 2024  | cjb