122 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD)—Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Program 2024–2025 Examinations The majority of written examinations are conducted as web-based examinations, using secure questions; this means that the examination questions will not be available for study before or after exams. In-class examinations are timed and proctored and include both internal exams and exams provided by the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). Some blocks or courses use essay examinations, which may be timed and proctored or assigned as take-home (i.e., open book) exams. Students have opportunities to raise concerns or ask specific questions about exams by contacting the block, course, or clerkship director. Students will receive their exam results individually, along with comparative data, when available (e.g., class mean on the exam). In addition to exams, block and course directors are expected to use a variety of assessment tools that use secure, web-administered, multiple-choice questions (MCQs). The performance measures and percentage contribution to the final grade in each block, course, or clerkship is described in the syllabus. Examination Policy All students are required to take the examinations on the dates published by the block, course, or clerkship director. Students may request approval to take an examination on a date later than the published date. The request should be submitted to the block, course, or clerkship director, in writing, in addition to the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs to ensure consistency. In general, permission to reschedule an examination will be approved only due to • extraordinary circumstances that may be outside the student’s control, such as a death in the immediate family or a severe illness • conflict with a religious obligation If a student has a medical or other emergency that prevents the student from taking a scheduled examination, the student should notify the block, course, or clerkship director and the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs as soon as possible. Required Formative Assessments Throughout the blocks, courses, and clerkships in all four years of medical school, students are provided with regular, formative feedback on their performance. This feedback takes the form of narrative feedback by faculty members and peers and a range of other assessments, such as practice tests on course content. Block, course, and clerkship directors are expected to ensure structured formative feedback to students early enough to allow sufficient time for remediation. For short blocks, courses, or clerkships (less than four weeks), formal feedback is not required, but some method of assisting students to assess their learning is expected. The NBME Comprehensive Basic Science Examination (nbme.org/Schools/Subject-Exams/Subjects /comp_basicsci.html) is administered during the RIA Week at the end of the preclerkship curriculum. Although the results do not impact student grades, this is a required exam, and students are expected to use their best efforts in taking the exam. The purpose of this exam is for students to self-assess their preparation and guide their study for USMLE Step 1 exam.
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