2020 family medicine postgraduate examinations at The University of the West Indies: successes and challenges in the time of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 34039692.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-140242 and PMC identifier 8159667.
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Abstract
Little has been published regarding postgraduate assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is an urgent need to graduate well-trained specialists including family physicians who play a key role in patient care. The successes and challenges encountered in mounting qualifying 2020 Family Medicine examinations during the COVID-19 pandemic at the University of the West Indies are described in this paper. Human resource, planning, use of technology and virtual environments are discussed, which enabled successful examinations at this multicampus regional site.
Medical subject headings
- COVID-19
- Certification
- Education, Medical, Graduate
- Educational Measurement
- Family Practice
- Physicians, Family