Open AccessRecommendations for High-Stakes Examinations for Public Malaysian Medical Faculties during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Kamarul Aryffin Baharuddin,
Asma Rahim,
Faridah Abdul Aziz,
Roslina Abdul Manap,
Ahmad Marzuki Omar,
Nariman Singmamae,
Noor Fadzilah Zulkifli,
Salwani Ismail,
Effat Omar,
Fairrul Kadir,
Norhafizah Mohtarrudin,
Mohd Noor,
Muhd Al-Aarifin Ismail,
Mohamad Najib Mat Pa,
Zul Izhar Mohd Ismail,
Nik Ahmad Zuky Nik Lah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
education in medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2180-1932
DOI - 10.21315/eimj2020.12.4.4
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , cheating , medical education , psychology , medicine , public relations , political science , social psychology , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Deans’ Council of Public Malaysian Medical Faculties to tackle the issue of examinations in the face of movement control orders (MCO). A task force decided that final professional examination is necessary and three recommendations have been proposed. Online examination is among the best option with strict adherence to the Malaysian Medical Council guidelines. The majority of the universities used a Moodle-based Learning Management System; the examination will therefore mainly cover cognitive outcomes focusing on final professional exit examinations. It felt that cheating, although a real issue, is manageable and came up with several recommendations for the implementation based on likely outcomes of the MCO.