Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD) 2024–2025 35 practical exams, problem-solving exercises, presentations, quizzes in TBL or similar sessions, and/or completion of online quizzes. The block director will have discretion in choosing what types of other assessments to use in the block and may use more than one type. A passing grade for this component will be ≥75 percent of the total points possible. The percentage contribution to total points will be distributed as follows (for each block): Web-Based, Mid-Block, and Final Examinations Covering Medical Knowledge Using Multiple-Choice Questions (Internal Exams and/or NBME Exams) No more than 70% Other Assessments Remainder Total 100% The second component is problem-based learning (PBL/IQ) small groups. Grading for PBL/IQ will be based on a narrative facilitator assessment and will be determined by the block director as Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory, without assigned numerical points. Each student must receive a grade of Satisfactory (S) assessment for PBL to pass the block. Grading for Practice of Medicine (POM) clinical courses will consist of the following components (to pass the course, the student will be required to pass all components): 1) A ccumulated points in objective assessments of clinical skills and reasoning, such as Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)—A passing grade for this component will be ≥75 percent of the total points possible. Total points will be rounded according to standard rounding conventions to determine whether a student has passed the course for final grade reports. 2) A ccumulated points on assessments covering medical and/or clinical knowledge—These assessments may include web-based examinations using multiple-choice questions, essay questions or papers, oral exams, problem-solving exercises, presentations, projects, completion of online quizzes, etc. The course director will have discretion in choosing what types of assessments to use in the course and may use more than one type. A passing grade for this component will be ≥75 percent of the total points possible. Total points will be rounded according to standard rounding conventions to determine whether a student has passed the course for final grade reports. If an assessment is graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory without assigned points, the passing grade will be Satisfactory. 3) The remaining components will consist of narrative faculty assessments and will be graded by the course director as Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory without assigned numerical points. These will include 1) assessments by core clinical skills teachers in POM 1, 2, and 3 and assessments by clinical preceptors for the longitudinal clinical experiences in POM 2 and 3. Grading for other courses (e.g., Professional Immersion, Research, Independent Study) will be based on the NSU MD competencies addressed in the course.
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