COVID-19 and programmatic assessment

Laksha Bala; Cees van der Vleuten; Adrian Freeman; Dario Torre; Sylvia Heeneman; Amir H. Sam

doi:10.1111/tct.13207

COVID-19 and programmatic assessment

Laksha Bala, Cees van der Vleuten, Adrian Freeman, Dario Torre, Sylvia Heeneman, Amir H. Sam

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Abstract

As a result of the COVID‐19 pandemic, medical schools across the world have been faced with the unprecedented situation of closing their doors and cancelling clinical teaching and examinations. The traditional model of assessment relying on high‐stakes clinical examination(s) is no longer possible, nor fully fit for purpose. How can medical schools still demonstrate that their students have reached the threshold for safe practice and are able to graduate? A potential solution for this issue is programmatic assessment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	420-422
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Teacher
Volume	17
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13207
Publication status	Published - Aug 2020
Externally published	Yes

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COVID-19
programmatic assessment
medical schools
high-stakes assessment

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