SYDNEY MEDICAL SCHOOL EXAMBANK

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION PROFORMA

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QUESTION AUTHOR:

QUESTION COMMON NAME (e.g. Stress diathesis model):

QUESTION STEM:

OPTION A:

OPTION B:

OPTION C:

OPTION D:

OPTION E:

Correct Option: _____________

Enter a statement providing some information regarding the answer to the question. You may include information about the options if you wish. This information will be available to students for “non-secure”questions.

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ExamBank will also ask for the following information on each question, most are drop down lists or check boxes. Please answer all.

THEME : Basic Clinical Sciences Personal & Professional Development Patient & Doctor Population Medicine

STAGE OF TRAINING : Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 (Yr 3) Stage 3 (Yr 4)

BLOCK/ROTATION:e.g. PAAM

SYSTEM (insert up to 3):e.g. Cardiovascular, Respiratory etc.

DISCIPLINE (insert up to 3):e.g. Psychiatry

CURRICULUM AREA and/or LEARNING OBJECTIVE ASSESSED (from Compass):

COMMENTS:

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Use correct punctuation in the stem All options must start with a capital letter and can include a comma but NO full stops please Check spelling prior to entering the question For words with multiple spellings (e.g. ‘foetal’ or ‘fetal’), please make a Discipline decision so that spelling is

consistent for students. NB. ‘fetal’ is the correct spelling according to the Perinatal & Women’s Health Discipline All abbreviations should be written in full the first time they are mentioned in a question with the abbreviation in

brackets. The abbreviation can then be used subsequently throughout the question If using ‘not’, ‘least’ or ‘except’ in the lead-in, ensure that the word is typed in upper case (e.g. Which of the following

is the LEAST likely diagnosis?). You should note that the use of these stems often implies a flawed question structure

Vary the correct answer (e.g. DO NOT always make it E or C). For each question you enter, alternate between A,B,C,D and E

Insert normal ranges when giving test results in the stem unless the question is actually assessing recall of the normal range. For example: Haemoglobin 85 g/L (normal range: 115-155 g/L)

It is SMP policy to include the generic drug name rather than brand names of drugs. If a brand name is used it should be used as an example and put in brackets after the drug’s family/generic name

If you are using a patient name in the vignette, please use a culturally or gender appropriate name

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