Report to Central South University Medical School Medical Students April 2004

1. Report to Central South University Medical SchoolMedical StudentsApril 2004 China Medical Board of New York Institute for International Medical Education

2. Examination Elements • Multiple Choice Questions • 150 items • Objective Structured Clinical Examination • 15 stations: 10 with standardized patients • Faculty Observations • At least 3 observations of each student over 3 months

3. International Student Standards • Examination items reviewed by an international panel without looking at student performance. • International cut-score set. • Cut-score applied to student performance. • Cut-scores range from 41% to 78%.

4. Student Standard-Setting Panel

5. International School Standards • International Panel met to decide acceptable failure rate for each domain for each school. • Reviewed test materials and student-level cut-score, then independently chose an acceptable failure rate by domain. • Acceptable failure rates by domain range from 9% to 24%.

6. School Standard-Setting Panel

7. Examination Results • Results in Seven Domains • Some Domains measured by 1,2, or 3 methods • Results are either: • Strength (>5% above standard) • Borderline (5% +/- standard) • Improvement (>5% below standard)

8. Summary – Central South

9. Areas of Strength • Scientific Foundations • Population Health • Information management • Clinical Skills* *MCQ assessment was borderline

10. Areas for Improvement • Professionalism • Communication Skills • Scientific Thinking

11. Your Individual Report • Section 1 • International Domains • Section 2 • International Sub-Domains • Section 3 • Disciplines

12. Section 1: International Domains

13. Section 2: International Sub-domains

14. Section 3: Disciplines

15. Questions?

16. Hand Out Student Report

17. Questions?