Information for MSPEs

Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE)

Unique Characteristics of the Educational Program:

The Rural Medical Scholars Program (RMSP): 农村医学学者计划是一个由家庭医学部组织和协调的多部门计划. 其目的是提高学生的教育经验，谁可能希望在农村或小城镇社区实践. The RMSP seeks qualified applicants with an interest in rural health, provides special training and support in the preclinical years, and includes training in a rural community in the clinical years.

MD/PhD Program: 上州医科大学的医学博士/博士课程是为有兴趣在学术医学中从事医生科学家职业的个人设计的. 在前两年的培训中，学生们完成了医学院的课程. 然后他们进入实验室，在那里他们花三到四年的时间在研究生学院的一位教员的主持下完成额外的课程和论文研究. The time in the laboratory culminates with the defense of the doctoral dissertation, 之后，学生再进入医学院完成各种临床见习的培训. The total time spent in the program should be no more than eight years. 在整个培训过程中，学生还将参加MD/PhD特定的课程和活动.

MD/MPH Program: 一种联合学位课程，对医学和公共卫生都感兴趣的学生可以在五年内获得这两个学位. Recognizing the impact that public health issues have on patient health and healthcare, 该联合学位旨在通过以患者为基础的医学教育和以人群为基础的公共卫生培训，培养医学生成为有效的医生. 医学博士/公共卫生硕士项目的所有学生必须满足与传统公共卫生硕士学生相同的毕业要求.

Average Length of Enrollment of Students in this Graduating Class: 4 years

Compliance with AAMC Guidelines for Medical Schools Regarding Academic Transcripts: The College of Medicine at Upstate Medical University is in compliance with the guidelines.

Description of Evaluation System:

Grading System

Phase 1

All required courses and electives taken in Phase 1 of medical school are graded Pass/Fail:
• Pass (P) - Successful completion of all requirements for the course.
• Fail (F) - Failure to meet all the requirements of the course successfully.
•有条件(CO) -在第一次尝试中未通过部分课程要求的临时成绩. A conditional grade requires specific remedial work. 有条件等级的补救尝试的标准不应与原来的要求不同.
•不完整(I) -学生已经参加了课程的很大一部分，但课程的要求尚未完成, due to extenuating circumstances.
• Withdrawal (W) - Withdrawal from a course.
•不及格/学术不诚实)(XF) -学生被司法程序认定学术不诚实.
•学分(CR) -在上州医科大学的其他机构或其他学院完成的工作可获得学分.

Phase 2

In addition to the grades above, 第二阶段学生在实习和选修课(也被称为课程)方面的学术表现可以使用标准参考的荣誉/高及格/及格/不及格系统进行评估, criterion grading:
• Honors (H) - Outstanding performance in the subject area, far exceeding the requirements of the course. 每个职员职位的荣誉等级标准将根据该职员职位前几年的历史数据设定.
• High Pass (HP) - Performance significantly above expectations, but not qualifying for Honors. 每个职员的高及格标准将根据该职员前几年的历史数据设定.

Class Rank

In Phase 1 of the medical school curriculum, grades are earned and reported as Pass/Fail. Class rank is not calculated. In the clerkship year of the curriculum, grades are earned and reported as Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail. Class rank is calculated based on the weighted cumulative average of the actual grade earned where numeric values are assigned to the letter grades as follows: Honors = 4; High Pass = 3; Pass (on first attempt) = 2; Pass (on repeat attempt) = 1; and Fail, Fail/Academic Dishonesty = 0. Actual numeric rank from the clerkship year will not be released, 因为班级排名是按类别报告的(“优秀”仅限于前20%的学生，“优秀”包括后面20%的学生. 其余学生被评为“非常好”或“好”，“好”不超过班级的10%.).

Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE) Class Rank:

1. Class Rank for MSPE solely will be based on required clerkship year courses.
2. Grades from Phase 1 will not be factored into MSPE class rank.
3. 选修课程和表演实习将不计入MSPE班级排名，但这些成绩和叙述将包括在MSPE的住院医师申请中.

GATEWAY Exam:
所有学生在医学院第一学年结束时都要参加北州医科大学管理的入门考试. 北州门户考试是第一年课程综合内容的综合考试. Scores on the Upstate Gateway examination are not factored into academic standing.

USMLE Requirements:

Step 1 (4-Year Pathway or 4YP)
All students will prepare to take the USMLE Step 1 before the start of the core clerkship year, which date is published annually in the Upstate Medical University Academic Calendar. 学生在完成基础科学课程后的一年内最多可以尝试三次，以通过USMLE第一步.

Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (4YP)
Students must take the USMLE Step 2 CK exam by August 15 of their graduation year. Any exception
to this policy requires prior approval of the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education. Students are allowed up to three attempts and one year from the original December 1deadline to pass the USMLE Step 2 Clinical examination.

USMLE Requirements for Students in the Accelerated MD Pathway (3-Year Pathway or 3YP)
所有参加3YP的学生必须在分配的时间内参加USMLE第一步，并且必须通过第一次尝试才能继续参加3YP.

Clinical Skills Exam (CSE):
所有学生都必须在医学院第四年开始时通过上州医科大学管理的临床技能考试，以评估沟通的核心临床技能, data collection (history and physical exam), and clinical reasoning (differential diagnosis, diagnostic therapeutic plan). In addition, 大多数核心见习要求通过特定学科的标准化患者考试，作为医学生整体表现评估的一部分，并通过见习.

Use of Narrative Comments with Grades and in MSPEs:
Students are evaluated through examinations, both oral and written, and by direct observations in laboratories, discussion groups, and in the clinical setting. Summative evaluation results in a grade for each course, and may also include a narrative evaluation of the student. All of the clinical clerkship grades are accompanied by a narrative. 如果教师和学生之间的个人接触的数量允许对成绩进行知识评估，那么基础科学课程可以包括叙述，否则课程成绩无法反映. Grades and clinical narratives are printed, verbatim in the MSPE.

MSPE Composition and Student Review:
每个学生的MSPE包括医学院期间所有客观和主观的正式评价. 其他信息由学生提供，包括他们的课外活动和研究经历. MSPE的过程是由学生事务主任办公室和MSPE的作者包括院长的工作人员的成员促进. Students are permitted, and encouraged, to review the MSPE prior to transmission.