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Examination in the Time of COVID-19—MCh Plastic Surgery Examination: How Did We Do It?
Background Many aspects of life have been changed, after the starting of the pandemic. Modifications and improvisation in our day-to-day activities is now a new norm. During the pandemic period, continuation academic activities and conductance of examination is difficult but essential. We are sharin...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8257303/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34239239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1731253 |
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author | Chauhan, Shashank Dash, Suvashis Ranjan, Piyush Singhal, Maneesh |
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description | Background Many aspects of life have been changed, after the starting of the pandemic. Modifications and improvisation in our day-to-day activities is now a new norm. During the pandemic period, continuation academic activities and conductance of examination is difficult but essential. We are sharing our experience of conductance of MCh examination during the pandemic and preparations made. This article also discussed the future of surgical assessment examination, use of technology in surgical assessment changing times. Methods Procedural flow of the examination, Logistics and arrangements were planned and checked. Reliability and validity of questions were maintained by providing a similar set of questions and stepwise objective assessment. Assessment and feedback by the examinees and examiners on the pattern and conductance of examination were assessed by a Likert scale. Results We found, 73% agreed examination patterns were able to test the knowledge fairly. While 80 % believed the pattern was the same for all the candidates. All the stakeholders agreed the examination conducted in a Safe and stress-free atmosphere and use of technology helpful. Fifty- three % agreed the case scenarios correctly simulate the clinical presentations. Lastly, 66 % felt the examination process is adequate for summative assessment. Conclusions It is vital to reflect regarding the need for a uniform module to handle changing scenarios keeping the integrity and quality of the examination. Interactive screen, mannequin, and 3D model will be useful in the examination. In future, standardized examination modules for the surgical trainees will be required to perform a comprehensive assessment. |
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spelling | pubmed-82573032021-07-07 Examination in the Time of COVID-19—MCh Plastic Surgery Examination: How Did We Do It? Chauhan, Shashank Dash, Suvashis Ranjan, Piyush Singhal, Maneesh Indian J Plast Surg Background Many aspects of life have been changed, after the starting of the pandemic. Modifications and improvisation in our day-to-day activities is now a new norm. During the pandemic period, continuation academic activities and conductance of examination is difficult but essential. We are sharing our experience of conductance of MCh examination during the pandemic and preparations made. This article also discussed the future of surgical assessment examination, use of technology in surgical assessment changing times. Methods Procedural flow of the examination, Logistics and arrangements were planned and checked. Reliability and validity of questions were maintained by providing a similar set of questions and stepwise objective assessment. Assessment and feedback by the examinees and examiners on the pattern and conductance of examination were assessed by a Likert scale. Results We found, 73% agreed examination patterns were able to test the knowledge fairly. While 80 % believed the pattern was the same for all the candidates. All the stakeholders agreed the examination conducted in a Safe and stress-free atmosphere and use of technology helpful. Fifty- three % agreed the case scenarios correctly simulate the clinical presentations. Lastly, 66 % felt the examination process is adequate for summative assessment. Conclusions It is vital to reflect regarding the need for a uniform module to handle changing scenarios keeping the integrity and quality of the examination. Interactive screen, mannequin, and 3D model will be useful in the examination. In future, standardized examination modules for the surgical trainees will be required to perform a comprehensive assessment. Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-04 2021-07-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8257303/ /pubmed/34239239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1731253 Text en Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial-License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Chauhan, Shashank Dash, Suvashis Ranjan, Piyush Singhal, Maneesh Examination in the Time of COVID-19—MCh Plastic Surgery Examination: How Did We Do It? |
title | Examination in the Time of COVID-19—MCh Plastic Surgery Examination: How Did We Do It? |
title_full | Examination in the Time of COVID-19—MCh Plastic Surgery Examination: How Did We Do It? |
title_fullStr | Examination in the Time of COVID-19—MCh Plastic Surgery Examination: How Did We Do It? |
title_full_unstemmed | Examination in the Time of COVID-19—MCh Plastic Surgery Examination: How Did We Do It? |
title_short | Examination in the Time of COVID-19—MCh Plastic Surgery Examination: How Did We Do It? |
title_sort | examination in the time of covid-19—mch plastic surgery examination: how did we do it? |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8257303/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34239239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1731253 |
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