DAUK in the BMJ: urgent review of online exam for medical students
DAUK was in the BMJ this week discussing further concerns regarding the conduct of online medical student examinations.
DAUK was in the BMJ this week discussing further concerns regarding the conduct of online medical student examinations.
The Doctor's Association UK (DAUK) has stepped in to represent the students following a string of complaints to the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO) over the way they handled the virtual exams.
Many medical students have faced the prospect of final year failure because of teething troubles with a new online assessment system, campaigners have warned. Some students have found the situational judgement tests prematurely terminated because of technical difficulties – or because of, alleged, minor infractions of rules, the Doctors’ Association revealed.
"Less than an hour before it emerged that some students would be able to resit their SJT, the Doctor’s Association UK (DAUK) released an open letter urging the UKFPO to…
In November 2020 DAUK's medical student committee wrote to the Co-chair of the UKFPO to raise the issues faced with booking extra time slots for the SJT.
Dear Dr Mike Masding, Co-Chair UK Foundation Programme Board It has come to our attention that a decision has been made to discount ‘Extra Achievements’ from the Foundation Programme Application…
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