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Table 4 Assessment pattern of mental health

From: Mental health education in undergraduate medical curricula across Nepalese universities

S.N.

University

Assessment pattern

Assessment modality

Assessment methods

Separate subject

Proportion of Psychiatry in the combined paper

1

TU

Summative

Written examination

- Multiple choice questions

- Short answer questions

Direct Observation

- Clinical short case

Partially (theory as part of internal medicine and practical a separate paper)

40 out of 400 (10 %)

2

KU

Summative

Written examination

- Multiple choice questions

- Short answer questions

No

(as a part of internal medicine paper)

9 out of 240 (3.75 %)

3

BPKIHS

Formative and

Summative

Written examination

- Multiple choice questions

- Short answer questions

- Modified essay questions

Clinical Simulation

- OSCE

Viva (oral examination)

No

(a combined paper consisting of Dermatology, General Practice, Lab Medicine and Radiology)

124 out of 400 (31 %)

4

PAHS

Formative and

Summative

Written examination

- Multiple choice questions

- Short answer questions

- Modified essay questions

Clinical Simulation

- Standardized patient

- OSCE

Directly Observation

- Mini case based discussion (Mini CEX

Viva (oral examination)

No

Combined with other subjects (Integrated)

called as subjects for short rotation

24 out of 200

(12 %)