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Assessment Category
Premedical Sciences and Preclinical Sciences

Premedical Sciences and Preclinical Sciences

1. Attendance

GAU requires that all students attend at least 90% of the classroom session to fulfill the requirements of the
program. Attendance can be based on the faculty portal account. This will account for 10% of the final marks for
each course.
2. Workbook
Each course will be assigned a workbook to be used as a summative assessment tool. The workbook will account for
10% of the final grade

3. Presentation
The use of Presentation allows students to develop the ability to synthesize a significant amount of material and
develop concise, effective arguments in their voice. To fulfill the objectives of the curriculum, there should be at
least 1 student presentation assigned to the course. The presentation will be assessed using a Rubric grading scale
and will account for 10% of the final mark.
4. Assignment
An assignment in the form of an essay of project documents must be assessed for each course. It is recommended

that an assignment should be given to the student during the first week of the academic term with specific
instructions on the content requirement, grading, and deadline. Assignments accounts for 10% of the final marks.
5. In-class quizzes
Classes scheduled for Monday to Thursday are only for lectures, presentations, and problem-based learning sessions
and summative assessments only. Fridays are reserved for formative assessments e.g. Quizzes. Quizzes account for
10% of the final grade.

6. Final Exam
Exams account for 50% of the grade. For pre-medical sciences, there should be a midterm and an end of term
cumulative exams. Pre-clinical sciences exams are conducted at the end of each block and should be in the form of a
written exam (25% of exam marks) and an OSCE exam (25% of exam marks).

Clinical Sciences

1. Preceptor's assessment – 60% final grade for core clerkship; 80% elective clerkship
2. Logbook – 10 % final grade for core and elective clerkship

3. NBME Subject Exam (the only accepted exam for core clerkships courses) - 10% for core clerkship only
 Pass Score for NBME Clinical Science Mastery Series Subject exam 68-71 (19-21)
4. Question Bank completion – 10% for core clerkship only
5. Attendance – 10% for core and elective clerkship

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