The Office of Educational Development (OED) offers testing and assessment consultation for course directors through the use of the item management system. OED also offers assistance with construction and analysis of instruments that are administered and scored through other resources.


Testing & Assessment Resources
AIMS: Assessment & Item Management System The Assessment and Item Management System (AIMS) is a comprehensive assessment and item analysis system, that can be used by teaching faculty to improve the quality of their questions, easily manage the testing process, and generate web-based self assessments.
Clinical Performance Examination (CPX) The Clinical Performance Examination (CPX) is a practical test of basic clinical and professional skills, consisting of 12 cases that represent common problems students should be prepared to identify and manage. Five types of skills are assessed:  relationship, communication, history taking, physical examination, and planning/assessment. 
Standardized Patient Program The Standardized Patient Program trains individuals to teach and evaluate the communication, clinical skills, and professional behaviors of our medical & health professional students.
Other Testing & Assessment Resources:

Guidelines for Assessment and Evaluation
MS1 & MS2 Exam Production & Scoring Guidelines
Strategies for Assessing Student Knowledge and Performance

NBME Item Writing Guide
Stepping up to the USMLE Step 2
(Acrobat version)

Consultation Assistance
Contact:

Linda Fisher 843-9214
lfisher@med.unc.edu

For:

  • assistance with item writing
  • development of testing instruments
  • interpretation of test results and item analyses
  • academic assistance for students

 

 

 

Office of Educational Development
UNC-CH School of Medicine
CB 7530 Rm. 322 MacNider Bdg.
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7530
main office: (919) 966-3641
Office web site: http://www.med.unc.edu/oed


updated May 2002