Medical undergraduates' perceptions on the end of course assessment in Surgery in a developing country in South Asia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study reports findings from a feedback assessment conducted among final year medical undergraduates on the end of course assessment in Surgery. A self-administered questionnaire was used among 201 final year medical undergraduates of the Faculty of Medicine Colombo to collect students' perceptions on clinical assessment (i.e. long and short cases), performance of examiners during clinical assessments and student perceptions on different types of undergraduate assessments in Surgery.

Results

Approximately 90% of undergraduates perceived that both long and short case assessments were fair in assessing their knowledge and clinical skills. On the overall assessment in Surgery, approximately 90% agreed that tasks reflected those taught, assessment covered a wide ar

SUBMITTER: De Mel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6192109 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature