Human disease/clinical medical sciences in dentistry: Current state and future development of undergraduate assessments in the UK and Ireland

TY - JOUR

T1 - Human disease/clinical medical sciences in dentistry

T2 - Current state and future development of undergraduate assessments in the UK and Ireland

AU - Atkin, Philip A.

AU - Willis, Amanda

AU - Doncahie, Clare

AU - Elledge, Ross O.C.

AU - Thomas, Steven J.

AU - Ni Riordain, Richeal

AU - Galvin, Sheila

AU - Marney, Clare

AU - Setterfield, Jane F.

AU - Smith, Peter M.

AU - Hammond, Douglas

PY - 2020/8/1

Y1 - 2020/8/1

N2 - Introduction: The United Kingdom and Ireland teachers of Human Disease/Clinical Medical Science for Dentistry (HD/CMSD) group continue to work together and most recently collaborated to review current and future assessments. Materials and methods: The first part of the review of assessments in HD/CMSD took place at a face-to-face meeting with presentations from delegates on assessments in their home institutions. The second and larger part comprised an online survey where all eighteen schools in the UK and Ireland participated. Results: All schools had some element of formative assessment, and the majority had a stand-alone summative assessment at the end of the HD/CMSD teaching block. Most schools had a written paper and practical elements to their assessments, most commonly a combination of a multiple-choice type question combined with an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). There was a trend towards the use of single best answer (SBA) questions and a willingness amongst participants to share a question bank. All schools incorporated elements of HD/CMSD in their final examinations. Discussion and Conclusion: This collaboration promoted the sharing of developments in assessment for HD/CMSD and demonstrated a willingness to cooperate between institutions. Assessment in HD/CMSD in the UK and Ireland continues to be refined by those responsible for its content and delivery, and assessment methods are progressing following evidence-based best practice.

AB - Introduction: The United Kingdom and Ireland teachers of Human Disease/Clinical Medical Science for Dentistry (HD/CMSD) group continue to work together and most recently collaborated to review current and future assessments. Materials and methods: The first part of the review of assessments in HD/CMSD took place at a face-to-face meeting with presentations from delegates on assessments in their home institutions. The second and larger part comprised an online survey where all eighteen schools in the UK and Ireland participated. Results: All schools had some element of formative assessment, and the majority had a stand-alone summative assessment at the end of the HD/CMSD teaching block. Most schools had a written paper and practical elements to their assessments, most commonly a combination of a multiple-choice type question combined with an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). There was a trend towards the use of single best answer (SBA) questions and a willingness amongst participants to share a question bank. All schools incorporated elements of HD/CMSD in their final examinations. Discussion and Conclusion: This collaboration promoted the sharing of developments in assessment for HD/CMSD and demonstrated a willingness to cooperate between institutions. Assessment in HD/CMSD in the UK and Ireland continues to be refined by those responsible for its content and delivery, and assessment methods are progressing following evidence-based best practice.

KW - assessment

KW - clinical medical sciences in dentistry

KW - examination

KW - human disease

KW - medicine and surgery

KW - undergraduate

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083445557&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/eje.12519

DO - 10.1111/eje.12519

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85083445557

SN - 1396-5883

VL - 24

SP - 442

EP - 448

JO - European Journal of Dental Education

JF - European Journal of Dental Education

IS - 3

ER -