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dc.contributor.author | Cacciottolo, Joseph M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Caruana, Galizia A. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-18T10:17:36Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-18T10:17:36Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1996 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Maltese Medical Journal. 1996, Vol. 8(1), p. 28-34 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/234 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Most medical programmes culminate in a final assessment, in order that participants may be tested and graded. In June 1995, at the University of Malta, a group of 53 medical students sat for their final examination; medicine was one of the three co-equal component subjects of this statutory qualifying examination. The scope of this paper is to analyze the results obtained in the final examination in medicine and to use this data to address such issues as aims of this examination, method and quality assurance of assessment. The result obtained by candidates in the final examination in medicine was correlated with their university entry qualifications. The composite mark for each candidate was split into its components and analysis took the form of description, correlation and clustering. Computation of Cronbach’s alpha facilitated anlaysis of reliability of each of the three parts of the examination. The findings of this paper suggest that there is room for improving the quality of assessment methods. A review of methods and procedures, with the dual purpose of decreasing bias and increasing specificity and sensitivity of this statutory examination will not only benefit candidates, but ultimately also the University of Malta. The final qualifying examination in medicine should have clearly defined objectives and methods of assessment should be aimed specifically at reaching them. It needs to be able to assess the ability to think critically about diagnosis and management and to ensure that the candidate has a satisfactory base of factual knowledge. It also needs to assess objectively the adequacy of basic clinical skills and candidates’ facility of communication. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Maltese Medical Journal | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Medicine -- Study and teaching -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Medical education -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Medical students -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | The final examination in medicine : time for change? | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | - |
Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 8, Issue 1 MMJ, Volume 8, Issue 1 Scholarly Works - FacM&SMed |
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