Vista Retests and Withdrawal

WIN week: Focused retests
- Fail a block on Monday of the assessment week → focused retest on Friday of the assessment week (for eligible students)
- Eligibility
  - Block grade is within 2 standard deviations of the mean (SDM), AND
  - Score on the block final exam is within 2 SDM, AND
  - Score on the NBME exam is within 2 SDM

If a student doesn’t meet these eligibility criteria, they will be offered a full retest over summer (for 1^st year blocks)/prior to taking step 1, as determined between the school and student (for 2^nd year blocks)

- Failing focused retests
  - Fail up to 2 focused retests, progress with ‘INCOMPLETE’ grades for each of the blocks and are offered full retests for 2 blocks over summer (for 1^st year blocks)/prior to step-1, as determined between the school and student (for 2^nd year blocks)
    - Mandatory success plan implemented following 2^nd failed focused retest
    - This includes requirement to meet with CAA and mentors
  - Fail 3 focused retests during the first (P1 through GI) or second (CVS through endocrine/reproductive) years → PAUSE
    - ‘INCOMPLETE’ grades for all 3 blocks
    - Remediate the following year
    - Deceleration plan determined by CAA and/or AEB
- Withdrawal from block in the WIN week
  - Students may request withdrawal from a block up to 5pm the day prior to the focused retest

Block Credit: Full retests
- Fail focused retest on Friday of the assessment week → allowed to progress with INCOMPLETE grade → full retest over summer (for 1st year blocks) or before taking step 1/entering clerkship, as determined between the school and the student (for 2nd year blocks)
- Fail full retest of a block, obtain an NCR grade
  - Remediate the following year
  - Deceleration plan determined by CAA and/or AEB
- Full retests should only include in-house exams (no NBMEs)
- Students may request withdrawal from a block up to 48 hours prior to the full retest

AUG 16 2022 | cjb