EXPERIENCE IN CONDUCTING AN INDEPENDENTEXAMINATION IN DISTANT FORMAT

Abstract

Introduction. In medical education in recent years, there has been a transition from traditional forms of education to
methods using distance learning. The new COVID-19 pandemic has changed medical education around the world.
Aim of research: To show the experience of conducting an independent examination of 5th year students in the specialty
"General Medicine" (GM) of Semey Medical University (MUS) in a distant format.
Material and methods: An analysis of the independent examination of 584 students of 5th course who studied in 2019-
2020 at the MUS was carried out: the Kazakh department - 296 students, the Russian department - 76, groups with the
English language of instruction - 212.
Results: The final assessment of the independent examination of the 5th year students showed that in total there are
passed: 331 students (56.7%) with “excellent” mark, “good” - 213 (36.5%), “satisfactory” - 40 (6.8%). As a result, the average
score for the faculty was 87.0 (B +), the quality indicator was 94%. Last year, in total passed: "excellent" - 220 students
(42.0%), "good" - 280 (54.0%), "satisfactory" - 23 (4.0%), the average score in the faculty was 86,29, and the qualitative
indicator is 96%.
Conclusion. The results of an independent examination of 5th year students in the specialty "General Medicine" in
2019-2020 showed that the grades, which obtained in full-time education and in the distance format are almost the same,
which can indirectly indicate the quality of the exam in the online format.