The ultimate aim is for each student to become an independent learner, and this includes, the skills and practice of self-assessment. These can be developed in tutorials and by using various forms of self-assessment materials in courses and in preclinical laboratories. In the tutorial, several sources of assessment information are considered. Tutorials facilitate integration of knowledge across courses, and tutorial performance is considered in student progress decisions in all courses. The tutor has a key role in ensuring that all students receive frequent and specific feedback on learning progress.
Tutors provide assessments of tutorial performance to students following each case.
The tutor is responsible for summarizing the performance of each student in their tutorial sessions, providing feedback to students about their performance in tutorials, and reporting this information to the appropriate course directors. Students will also be required to demonstrate their acquisition of independent learning skills. During each semester in the first year of the program there will be at least two formal assessment exercises, either written or oral, in tutorial groups for this purpose. These assessment events, which are developed by module and course directors, emphasize integrated problem-solving performance and demonstration of appropriate professional behaviors. The program attempts to provide to the students and tutors high quality information about performance using this assessment method.