Vista Discovery Summative Assessments

Attendance-only participation points will weigh 15-20% of total block grade
Skill-based assessment points will weigh up to 85% of total block grade
Blanket bonus points will not be offered for an assessment or course
To obtain credit for a block, all of the following criteria should be fulfilled:
- Obtain ≥ 75% total block grade
- Completion of all mandatory live-participation sessions or equivalent makeup
- Completion of all required assignments or equivalent makeup
- Completion of evaluation for the block

	P1	P2	BII	SMS	NSB	GI	CVS	RESP	URI	ENDO/REP
Conference / Workshop									2
Prep Quiz / Pre-reading / ILM	2		4
Small groups	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2
SIM	1	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
PBL	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
ECL	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
ECL OSCE		5		5		5	5		5
Lab (Anat and/or Path)	3	2		4	1	4	4	4	2	4
Advocacy Panel / Patient Sessions		2
Case / Discussion Assignment					4

Total participatory (attendance-only)	15	20	15	20	15	20	20	15	20	15

Quizzes/Assignments	20	30/35	20	20	15	20	20	30	20	30
Anatomy Lab Quizzes				10		10	5		5
Midterm	25		25		25
Block Final Exam	35	40/45	35	40	35	40	40	40	40	40
NBME Exam	5	5	5	10	10	10	15	15	15	15

Total non-participatory (skill-based)	85	80	85	80	85	80	80	85	80	85

Block Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

Intra-block summative assessments
- Preferred method of delivery is online/weekend
- Mid-term exams, if any, could be scheduled in person

End-of-block summative assessments
- Block-final
  - 60-80 MCQs; 2 hours duration
  - Cumulative for the block

NBME
- End-of-block NBME exams will weigh 5% for P1 through BII, 10% for SMS through GI, and 15% for CVS through endo-repro
- Exams will increase in number of questions (and thereby duration) progressing through the curriculum
  - P1 and P2 – 40 questions (1 hour)
  - BII through GI – 60 questions (1.5 hours)
  - CVS through Endo/Repro – 80 questions (2 hours)

Intra-block formative assessments
- Minimum one per week with substantial feedback
  - Examples – practice quizzes (with rationale), self-assessments, pre-reading questions, consolidation questions, assignments, IODs (image-of-the-day), practice practicals, flashcards, U-World questions

Intra-block narrative assessments
- Minimum one per block – desirable to have earlier within the block
  - Examples of sessions that can generate narrative feedback/assessment – PBL, SIM, core small group sessions, conferences

APR 9 2024 | cjb