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. 2020 Dec;25(1):1785680.
doi: 10.1080/10872981.2020.1785680.

A novel approach to medical school examinations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Elizabeth Birch  1 , Maisie de Wolf  1
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A novel approach to medical school examinations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Elizabeth Birch et al. Med Educ Online. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Online teaching for medical students is not an unusual tool used in medical education. Alongside clinical placements, medical students are familiar with online teaching platforms from various members of the faculty. However, the new and necessary method of examining medical students from their own home during the Covid-19 Pandemic is a novel approach. It is vital that medical students continue to be examined, as this establishes the attainment of the curriculum learning outcomes.

Keywords: COVID-19; Medical students; medical school examinations; online examinations; open-book examination.

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