Virtual postgraduate exams and assessments: the challenges of online delivery and optimising performance |
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| Authors: | R. Ellis R.S. Oeppen P.A. Brennan |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham NG5 1PB;2. University Hospitals Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD;3. Maxillofacial Unit, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth PO6 3LY;1. EKHUFT (East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust);2. University of Kent;3. School of Computing, University of Kent;1. Department of Clinical Specialistic and Dental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona;2. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona;3. Department of Surgical and Special Odontostomatology, Umberto I General Hospital, Ancona;4. Dentistry Clinic, National Institute of Health and Science of Aging, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona;1. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Grinstead;2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS FT;3. Department of Pathology, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Grinstead;1. Oral and Maxillofacial Unit, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Longfleet Road, Poole, BH15 2JB, UK;2. Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | The COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed the computerisation and online delivery of postgraduate examinations. Social distancing regulations and lockdown measures resulted in many written and clinical examinations being cancelled during the initial surge of the virus. In an effort to reinstate the assessment of trainees and enable career progression, the UK medical regulator, the General Medical Council (GMC) has approved unprecedented changes to clinical examinations, including virtual assessment. We outline the changes made and the advantages and disadvantages of these new examination formats. We discuss ways for candidates and examiners to optimise their virtual environment and develop skills that can improve performance. |
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| Keywords: | COVID-19 Virtual Assessment Examinations Human Factors performance |
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