From: How to perform an excellent radiology board examination: a web-based checklist
1. Management of the entire procedure: general principles | |
2. Before exam/preparation of the exam | |
a. Establishment of examination committee | |
b. Identification of eligibility criteria for the candidates | |
c. Application procedures | |
d. Exam date, location, staff and materials | |
e. Blueprint | |
f. Question writing and collecting process | |
g. OSCE*-type stations (preparation, set up, etc.) (optional) | |
h. Oral examination (optional) | |
i. Preparation of Simulated/Standardized Patients (SP)/Cases (optional) | |
j. Audit of questions | |
k. Question booklets/Display | |
l. Scoring | |
m. Setting the pass mark | |
n. Informing about the exam | |
o. Preparation support for the candidates | |
3. Implementing the exam | |
a. Before starting | |
b. During the examination | |
c. At the end of the examination | |
4. After the exam | |
a. Wrap up | |
b. Right of objection | |
c. Reading and marking procedure | |
d. Test/item analyses | |
e. Declaration of the results | |
f. Appeal process | |
g. Evaluation of the results | |
h. Quality development |