akdEM Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 My school recently started a new policy of using ExamMaster tests as 30% of your grade for each clinical rotation. The rest of the grade is made up of written assignments and preceptor evals. The tests are very difficult and averages hover around 65%. As a result, there have been very few A's earned this year. I was just wondering what systems other schools use to assign clerkship grades. How common are A's at your school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHU-CH Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 The setup you describe is pretty common - some variation of 1/3 for an exam, 1/3 for a written assignment and 1/3 for a preceptor evalaution. We have our own post rotation examinations and scores usually run from mid-70s to mid-80s. Programs are also starting to the use the PAEA end of rotation exams. They quote average scores near what you quote for ExamMaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmood Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 My school was similar. I think the breakdown was a little different, but the gist was the same. For electives, since everyone had different choices, there was an additional larger written assignment in lieu of an exam. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 50% exam 25% preceptor eval 25% written case study Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panelson Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 30% end of rotation exam, 55% preceptor evaluation, 15% logging of clinical information and written assignments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WanderlustPA Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 As far as I know ours is 100% end of rotation exam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primadonna22274 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 OMG these are horrible ratios! When I was in PA school the entire grade was preceptor eval. Best grades of my life as most will inflate grades on the clinical side. Finishing med school now and grades are based on preceptor evals (100-pt scale) but for "core" rotations that require a shelf exam the preceptor eval is 70% and exam 30%. Not too bad overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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