To become a good diagnostician it is necessary to challenge and question our own personal and professional beliefs and values. Your unabashed participation in class is critical to the overall success of the academic experience. Exams are weighted equally. The second exam is the final exam. You will be given at least one-week notice before each exam.
Factual information is associated with the acquisition and recall of specific facts or issues.
Application ability focuses on use factual information and conceptual understanding in hypothetical clinical situations. The following grading format is used for short answer and essay questions. The grades received for tests will be presented to you as a percent. I then grade the answer for that question using a percent scale. I then add up the total points received on the exam and divide by the total number of points possible.