Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD) 2024–2025 39 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. Grade and Competency Reports In addition to the final grade, NSU MD will provide students with more detailed information on their performance via internal Grade Reports. Grade Reports will provide information that includes • scores on examinations and other numerically scored assessments • written narrative comments with a designation as to whether they are summative (may be included in the MSPE) or formative (for internal NSU MD use only, to help the student improve performance in future courses) • a rating of Satisfactory (S), Satisfactory with Concern (SC), or Unsatisfactory (U) for each competency assessed in the block or course A U rating for any competency will result in a final grade of Fail (F) for the block/course. Students may receive a final grade of Pass (P) with one or more SC competency ratings. The SC rating indicates that the student has academic weaknesses and could be at risk of failure, despite having received a final grade of P for the block/course. Students who receive any rating of SC will be monitored by the NSU MD Student Monitoring Committee and referred for support to improve performance. They may also be referred to the SPAC or o ther appropriate parties/committees for further action. The SC rating will not be reported on the official transcript. Class Standing and Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) NSU MD does not report class standing (rank) of individual students internally or to outside entities (e.g., on the MSPE). NSU MD, however, does calculate class standing based on performance in both the preclerkship blocks/courses and the required core clinical clerkships. Class standing is used solely to determine eligibility for Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the national honor society for medical students, and any other honors or awards based on academic excellence. Performance in the preclerkship blocks/
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