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Transfer into Clinical Sciences
Students transferring into Year 3 of GAUSOM must complete Block 10 and the Comprehensive NBME Step 1 Exams prior
to enrollment into Clinical Sciences program. Transfer students must enroll in GAU and complete at least 52 weeks of the
Core Clinical Sciences courses and the 8 weeks' final year project of the MD program to be eligible to Graduate from GAU.

Evaluation requirement for matriculation from Premedical Sciences to MD
All pre-medical sciences students seeking enrollment in the doctor of medicine (MD) program must first complete all require
pre-medical sciences courses. At the end of the program, the Professional Performance Committee will evaluate each student
on their readiness for enrollment into the MD program. Students with a successful evaluation will be granted matriculation.
Students with an unsatisfactory evaluation will have to follow the recommendations made by the committee to be allowed
enrollment into the MD program.

Assessment and Evaluation requirement for Graduation
The following exams, in addition to individual course assessment, must be passed to receive an MD from GAU

 Professional Development Weeks/Assessment Exercises – Years 1-2

 GAU Comprehensive OSCE Exams Years 2 & 3
 NBME Comprehensive Exams Year 2 & 4
 Professional Performance Committee Evaluation (Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year4)

Student Assessment in the Premedical Sciences Program
Two types of assessments are done at GAU. The first form of assessment is formative. This provides feedback for students

with information that identify their strengths and weaknesses, thus facilitating their independent growth and development on
the path toward becoming a physician.

The next form of assessment is summative, which focuses on determining whether students have met the standards identified
by instructors and department directors. Examples of summative assessments used in pre-medical sciences are weekly
quizzes, end of term exams, etc. Student performance on the summative assessment is translated into Honors, High Pass,
Pass, and Fail grade for Clinical Sciences.

Student Assessment in the MD Program
The main type of assessment in the MD program is formative. The Professional Development Weeks/Assessment Exercises
in Years 1-2 is a form of formative assessment. Mid-block evaluations and completion of question banks during core
rotations are also examples of formative assessment.

The next form of assessment is summative. Student performance on the summative assessment is translated into Satisfactory
or Fail grades for pre-clinical and Honors, High Pass, Pass, and Fail grade for Premedical and Clinical Sciences. In the pre-

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