GRADES
Your evaluation will be based upon a variety of factors. The clinical evaluation completed by your preceptor is the most important measurement of your accomplishment and will account for 50% of your grade. This is composed of a written overall evaluation of your performance, as well as a series of questions in a checklist format evaluating your performance in a variety of areas. Your clinical skills exercise Pass/Fail grade will figure into the final evaluation. You will also be evaluated on a written examination based upon your textbook and required articles. The examination will be multiple choice, and represents 30% of your final grade. Finally, 20% of your grade is based upon your written projects. Final Examination (30% of final grade)
A 100 question multiple-choice test, based upon the required text and required articles, is given at the end of the course. The test will largely cover common ambulatory problems.
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Sample Test Questions
Select ONE best response.
- You are advising a mother about vaccinations for her newborn. Select the correct series of ages at which to routinely administer the hepatitis B vaccine:
- Birth, 1-4 months, 6 - 18 months
- Birth, 6 months, 2 years
- 1 month, 2 months, 6 months
- 2 months, 4 months, 6 months
- 6 months, 12 months, 18 months
- The use of an antibiotic post-coitally might decrease the frequency of cystitis in women who have many recurrences. Select the measure you might additionally recommend:
- Asking the partner to void before intercourse
- Change the method of contraception if spermicidal and diaphragm are being used
- Discontinue use of all birth control
- Recommend abstinence for the duration of the antibiotic treatment
- Voiding before intercourse
- Which would be a good first-line antihypertensive for patients with Diabetes Mellitus?
- Diuretic
- Beta-adrenergic Receptor Blockers
- Calcium Channel Blockers
- ACE-Inhibitor
- Alpha Blockers
KEY: 1. a
2. b
3. d
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Grading and Evaluation Policies Overall Course Grade
Your evaluation will be based upon a variety of factors. The clinical evaluation completed by your preceptor is the most important measurement of your accomplishment and will account for 50% of your grade. This is composed of a written overall evaluation of your performance, as well as a series of questions in a checklist format evaluating your performance in a variety of areas. Your clinical skills exercise Pass/Fail grade will figure into the final evaluation. You will also be evaluated on a written examination based upon your textbook and required articles. The examination will be multiple choice, and represents 30% of your final grade. Finally, 20% of your grade is based upon your written projects.
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Evaluation Criteria
Total points possible = 100
Projects
Examination
Clinical Evaluation
Clinical Skills Exercise
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20 points possible
30 points possible
50 points possible
+ 1 point |
Projects (Biopsychosocial & Evidence-Based Medicine Projects)
Biopsychosocial
Evidence-Based Medicine
< 4 points on either assignment = fail
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10 points possible
10 points possible
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Examination (100 multiple choice questions = .3 each)
Points calculated by multiplying number correct by 0.3
<20 points = fail
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30 points possible |
Preceptor's Evaluation/Floor Performance (Clinical Skills and Clinical Performance)
Clinical Skills section
Clinical Performance section
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25 points possible
25 points possible
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The clinical skills grade is calculated by dividing the actual points the student scored by the total possible points and then multiplying the result by 25. This number when added to the Clinical Performance grade gives the total clinical points. Scoring for each component of your floor performance is as follows:
4 points - STA 3 points - A
2 points - SLA 1 point – D Sample Calculation: 68/72=0.9444x25=23.61 (24)
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Clinical Skills/Standardized Patient Exercise:
If you pass your clinical skills exercise and are beyond one full standard deviation of the class mean, you will receive one additional point to your overall grade (not to exceed 100 points). If you pass, but are less than one full standard deviation from the mean, you will not receive a point. If you fail the clinical skills exercise or are one full standard deviation below the class mean, you will have one point deducted from your overall grade. |
Final Grade:
91 -100 points = honors
86 - 90 points = high pass
65 - 85 points = pass
< 65 points total = fail
Students scoring less than 65% on the examination, but passing the clinical portion, must remediate the exam only. Students failing either of the assignments will have to remediate the assignment. Students failing the clinical portion only must remediate the clinical rotation, and complete a short answer test at the end of the remediation. Other remediation assignments will be determined on a case-by-case basis according to the student’s strengths and weaknesses.
Remediation policies can be accessed online at the SSOM Student Information site - Academic Policy Manual. The web address is <http://www.meddean.luc.edu/ssom/studres/policies>. |
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Required Clerkship Evaluation Form
Note to Students:
You must hand this form in to your preceptor/site supervisor at least one week before your last day at your site.
Note to Site Directors:
Evaluation forms must be submitted to the Loyola Department of Family Medicine within two weeks of the end of the clerkship.
The purpose of this rating is to measure the performance of a student in various aspects of clinical effectiveness. The information is confidential. Therefore, please rate the student's performance against the description of each item following. The following is how these items should be answered.
- Read each statement carefully.
- Think about how that statement describes the performance of the student.
- Determine your response by choosing one of the categories given below. Choose the category that most closely approximates your perceptions of the student.
Strongly Agree: The student's performance in this area is outstanding or it is remarkable performance for this level of training.
Agree: The student in this area performs as expected with this level of training.
Slightly Agree: The student's performance in this area is good but needs some improvement for this level of training.
Disagree: The student's performance in this area is unacceptable for this level of training.
Not Applicable: The student's performance in this area was never observed.
- Place a check mark on the scale which best characterizes the student.
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Student Evaluation of the Clinical Clerkship
At the end of the Family Medicine students are required to complete an online clerkship evaluation form. Students record feedback about the clerkship, sites and teachers. Evaluated topics include: institutional objectives, required sessions or assignments, data base skills, clinical skills, and faculty performance. Students must complete the online clerkship evaluation in order to receive their final grade from the Registrar’s office.
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