how surgery oral boards scored

[sharpknife]

can anybody explain to me how they score the oral exam? they keep on referring to like a total point score or something thx

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[SLUser11]

can anybody explain to me how they score the oral exam? they keep on referring to like a total point score or something thx

There is a scoring system that looks like this:

7- Exceptional
6- Definite pass
5- Maybe pass
4- Maybe fail
3- Definite fail

However, I think it boils down to 3 categories in the end: Pass, fail, and marginal.

 

[sharpknife]

There is a scoring system that looks like this:

7- Exceptional
6- Definite pass
5- Maybe pass
4- Maybe fail
3- Definite fail

However, I think it boils down to 3 categories in the end: Pass, fail, and marginal.

Thx what is a score to pass ?

 

[SLUser11]

Thx what is a score to pass ?

6.

5's are discussed in the group setting.....I have been told...being early in my career, I've never given the boards myself.

 

[SLUser11]

6.

5's are discussed in the group setting and moved up or down.....I have been told...being early in my career, I've never given the boards myself.

 

[Putrescine]

I had heard rumors about a similar rubric, but broken down into half points.

6- exceptional
5.5 - Definite pass
5 - marginal pass
4.5 maybe
4 - definite fail.

Each examiner - six in total gives a score on that scale, and summation has to be 32 or higher to pass, or maybe 31. The "fail" a room and still pass the boards does not apply anymore.

 

[balaguru]

Each examiner is given a dove/hawk index based on how far off the mean they are when compared against other examiners for the same examinee from historical data. Their individual score for a particular examinee is then scaled by this index. Marginal examinees are discussed. I threw away my paper work that may have answered how the scores from each roomed are combined: ie simple arithmetic mean or best x out of y.

I'm just glad to be done with it. It was the most anxiety provoking thing I've ever done. After the first question, though, it wasn't too bad. Good luck.