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End-of-Rotation Exams (EOR)
End-of-Rotation Exams (EOR)
Certain rotations include a written exam at the end of your rotation (e.g. Hematology, Cardiology, Respirology, Nephrology, Infection Disease, and Endocrinology). These are formative exams, and are intended to help you with self-assessment and directed studying.
AMBOSS Multiple Choice Exam
AMBOSS Multiple Choice Exam
The virtual annual online MCQ examination takes place annually, as part of Academic Half Day.
AMBOSS MCQ Exam
Date: Annually as part of AHD
Virtual: Access through your own device
On the day of the exam information on how to access the exam will be sent so please be sure to watch your email.
If you have any access issues, please contact AMBOSS directly:
James Colbert
Oral Exams
Oral Exams
Only R2s will participate in an in-training oral exam. The R2 exam will focus on oral examination skills. The exams are mainly for your learning but if you struggle with it, the program may ask you to meet with a faculty member to go over your approach and/or do a repeat exam.
R2 In-Training Oral Exam Format
R2 In-Training Oral Exam Format
R2 residents will be excused for one hour from half-day to attend this oral exam.
Residents will meet the examiner on Zoom.
Two Management Cases (~12 minutes each): The examiner will ask the resident to begin with the management oral provided. The resident will have approximately 2-3 minutes to read the stem and then the resident will have 10 minutes to go through the case. The examiner may interrupt you at times to provide information or move you on.
Test Interpretation (15 minutes): The program will provide two ECG's of varying difficulty and another imaging and/or lab investigation for the resident to interpret.
Feedback (10-15 minutes)
Feedback (10-15 minutes)
The examiner will not give you any feedback until the examination has finished. The feedback should be constructive. The intent of these examinations is to guide the resident towards improvement, and the time to receive that guidance is early on in their residency, rather than several months before the real examination!
If you have any concerns about how your oral went, feel free to email Dr. Strand at acstrand@ualberta.ca
Note: If a resident scores borderline or fail in the Overall Evaluation section, the program may arrange for a repeat exam or other resources.
Good luck!
Developed by Drs. B. Fisher and T. K. Lee January 2000. Last revised 2023.
OSCE
OSCE
Residents are expected to pass an annual Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) in spring or summer depending on scheduling. Specific details of each exam will be e-mailed to you before the exam date.
Location: Usually 2-263 the Dianne and Irving Kipness Health Research Institute (formerly known as ECHA) / Health Sciences Education and Research Commons (HSERC)
R1 Transition to Discipline (TTD) OSCE
R1 Transition to Discipline (TTD) OSCE
This OSCE occurs at the end of August of the PGY1 year.
Possible OSCE stations.
R1 Foundations of Discipline (FD) OSCE
R1 Foundations of Discipline (FD) OSCE
This OSCE occurs in June of the PGY1 year.
Possible OSCE stations.
R2 Core of Discipline (CD) OSCE
R2 Core of Discipline (CD) OSCE
This OSCE occurs in the spring of the PGY2 year.
Possible OSCE stations.
R3 Core of Discipline (CD) OSCE
R3 Core of Discipline (CD) OSCE
This OSCE occurs in the spring of the PGY3 year.
Possible OSCE stations.
OSCE Resources
OSCE Resources
We send out a few documents to help guide your preparation for the OSCE prior to each exam. We recommend viewing the following video on how to conduct an Oral exam prior to each OSCE.
Interpretation and consequences of these OSCE's are covered in the System of Assessment document.
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