Table 1
Disciplines and categories of the Dutch progress test of medicine.
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Disciplines |
Categories |
|---|---|
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Anatomy |
Respiratory system |
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Biochemistry |
Blood & immune system |
|
Surgery |
Musculoskeletal system |
|
Dermatology |
Mental health care |
|
Epidemiology |
Reproductive system, pregnancy, childbirth & puerperium |
|
Pharmacology |
Cardiovascular system |
|
Physiology |
Hormones & metabolism, endocrine system |
|
Obstetrics and gynaecology |
Dermis & connective tissue |
|
General practice |
Personal and social aspects |
|
Internal medicine |
Digestive/gastrointestinal system, nutritional disorders |
|
Paediatrics |
Nervous system & senses |
|
Ear nose throat |
Kidneys & urinary system |
|
Clinical genetics |
Molecular & cellular aspects |
|
Metamedical sciences |
Epistemology, methodology & applied biostatistics |
|
Neurology |
Stages of life |
|
Ophthalmology |
Knowledge of skills |
|
Pathology |
Preventive medicine |
|
Psychology and psychiatry | |
|
Social medicine |
The blueprint of the test is two-dimensional
Fig. 1
The PROgress test Feedback system (PROF). Longitudinal results of an individual student. The scores of an individual student after 20 test moments are shown. The green line represents the results of the student on the previous tests. The red, blue and yellow shaded areas represent the areas for fail, pass, and good scores. The blue line indicates the upper and lower limits of the likely future development in this student.
Fig. 2
The PROgress test Feedback system (PROF). Scores of a student per category. The scores of a student on a test are shown per category. The green dots as well as the numbers without #, represent the actual scores. The red, blue and yellow shaded areas represent the areas for insufficient, sufficient, and good. The numbers with a # indicate the numbers of question per category.
