Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T13 |
0-178 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Significant and unprecedented changes to assessment methods have been made, given the risk of students undertaking examinations in close proximity to other students and patients. |
T14 |
179-255 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, there has been a heterogeneous approach adopted by medical schools. |
T15 |
256-438 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Some have delayed or expedited examinations, while some have opted to cancel them entirely and use previous summative and formative performance to enable award of the medical degree. |
T16 |
439-676 |
Sentence |
denotes |
To prevent spread to potentially vulnerable patient volunteers, examinations on real patients have been replaced with screen-based assessments; video footage of physical signs were played to candidates for them to identify and interpret. |
T17 |
677-860 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Some medical schools have also opted to remove written assessments and replaced these with remote online, open book assessments for both clinical and preclinical medical students [4]. |
T18 |
861-1033 |
Sentence |
denotes |
To further mitigate the risk to patients and students alike, clinical placements and ward-based teaching have been suspended until further notice for all other year groups. |
T19 |
1034-1247 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Students have also had their elective placements cancelled due to international travel restrictions, and several medical schools have removed the elective program as a prerequisite in obtaining the medical degree. |