The following information applies to the students in the Class of 2024
The Graduation Competency Examination (GCE) is a comprehensive assessment of several of the key graduation competencies, including data gathering and interpretation, communication and interpersonal skills, and professionalism.. The exam is scheduled at the end of the M3 year, and is a graduation requirement.
The GCE will be administered in-person with three Standardized Patient (SP) Cases.
Complete GCE EXAM PREPARATION INFORMATION can be found on the Simulation and Integrative Learning (SAIL) website
PREPARING for the GCE-Class of 2024
EXAMINATION DATES for Class of 2024:
Standardized Patient Exam: March 14 – April 6, 2023, May 09 -17, 2023, and June 22-23, 2023 and Oct TBD
Individual exam dates will be assigned by the Office of Curricular Affairs (OCA) based on clerkship track, and a link to the on-line schedule will be sent to students via e-mail.
Clerkship Directors will be sent a schedule of when students need to be released for their GCE exam. Clerkships may request that students return to their hospital site following this session. Students are asked to notify clerkship site staff 2-3 days before the exam date as a reminder.
Students are required to sit for this exam at the end of the M3 year if planning to graduate in May, 2024. There are only two reasons for making a request to opt out of taking this exam during the designated testing period:
1) You will have completed less than 5 of the 6 core clerkships because you are off-cycle by the time you are scheduled to sit for the Graduation Competency Exam. Students are responsible for contacting Kati Helling in the Office of Curricular Affairs if they are not intending to take the exams during the designated time period.
2) You will have RECEIVED PRIOR APPROVAL from the Assistant or Associate Dean for Curriculum to take the exam at a later date due to your unique circumstances. Students are responsible for contacting Kati Helling in the Office of Curricular Affairs if they are seeking approval to change exam date.
There will be a select number of exam slots in June, July and October reserved for students who haven’t completed their clerkships or were approved for rescheduling due to their personal circumstances.
Students who have:
1) not received approval, 2) fail to contact Kati Helling to request a date change, and/or 3) miss their scheduled exam date will be subject to the consequences listed in the Policy section below.
Scheduling issues should be directed to Kati Helling in OCA. Change requests should be made as early as possible, but at least 24 hours in advance.
ATTIRE:
Students are required to dress appropriately in order to sit for this exam, or they will be asked to reschedule.
Professional dress and a clean white coat with your name tag, along with a face mask is the required attire for the Standardized Patient Encounters of the Graduation Competency Exam.
POLICY:
Students who do not appear for the exam as scheduled during the designated time period:
1) Will receive a score of 0% and will be required to sit for the exam at a later date, to be determined.
2) Cannot be assured of an on-time graduation if this requirement has not been met within the dates made available by the SAIL staff.
Due to their nature, these exams are tightly scheduled. Students must appear ON TIME. Students who arrive more than 10 minutes past the scheduled start time will be turned away and subject to the consequences listed above.
Students may petition the Office of Curricular Affairs for an excused absence or explanation for the tardiness.
REVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
While procedural skills are not currently included in the GCE, we recommend that you review them. All procedural skills practice videos can be found on the SAIL Website.
Links:
SAIL: GCE Preparation Info, Procedural Skills Checklists and Videos
PREPARING for the GCE-Class of 2024
February 15, 2023