TY - JOUR ID - TI - Evaluation of the Final Year Medical Students by External Examiners AU - Al-Shamsi M. M. * PY - 2007 VL - 1 no.3 IS - 2 SP - 243 EP - 247 JO - Karbala Journal of Medicine مجلة كربلاء الطبية SN - 19905483 29580889 AB - background: Most Iraqi medical schools follow the traditional curriculum in teaching students.Objectives: To present and compare the results of evaluation of the final year medical students, Al-Qadisiah University school of medicine, in pediatrics by external examiners with the actual pass rate.Materials &methods: Nineteen external examiners participated in the evaluation of 33 final year medicalstudents in the subject of pediatrics, the study year 2005 – 2006 using semi purposeful checklists.Results: There is a comparable difference between the results of evaluation by the external examiners andthe actual pass rate of the students.Discussion : There is a need to modify the traditional long case ( TLC ) and the oral ( viva ) examinationsinto a more objective ones such as OSCE ( objective structured clinical examination )

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