Qualification Examination

This module is intended for fourth-year baccalaureate anesthesia students to assess their fitness to join anesthesia internships through standardized exams that assess the application of taught concepts. This examination will use a variety of contemporary assessment methods to assess the three learning domains comprehensively.

Module Objective

At the end of this module, students will be able to demonstrate their readiness for independent internship practice.

Module Competencies

  • Demonstrate fitness to internship practice

Module Prerequisite:

  •  Completed all program modules except internship
  • Pass marks achieved on all clinical and anesthesia specialty modules

Methods of Assessment : Exam components

Clinical contents (surgery, medicine, pediatrics and gynecology, and obstetrics)

o Anesthesia specialty contents (selecting the most important and frequently practiced specialty areas)

o Social and population health contents (e.g., biostatistics, epidemiology, research methods, and leadership and management).

Formats

  1. Written examination: 30%
  2. Structured oral examination: 30%
  3. Practical examination: 40%

 Methods

  • Context-based MCQs
  • Structured essays
  • structured oral examination
  • Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)