An oral component

2011 ◽  
Vol 204 (6) ◽  
pp. 565.e1-565.e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Origoni ◽  
Guia Carminati ◽  
Massimo Candiani
Keyword(s):  
Oral Component

scholarly journals Impact of a training program on the performance of graduating Canadian residents on a national urology exam: Results of the last 20 years

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naji J. Touma ◽  
Darren T. Beiko ◽  
Andrew E. MacNeily ◽  
Michael J. Leveridge
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Certification Exams ◽  
Certification Exam ◽  
Individual Program ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Oral Component

Introduction: Many factors impact the performance of graduating residents on certification exams. It is thought that most factors are related to the individual candidate’s ability, motivation, and work ethic. Less understood, however, is whether a training program has any impact on the preparation and performance of its graduates on certification exams. We present 20 years of results of a national preparatory exam that all graduating residents complete about three months before the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) qualifying urology exam. This exam, known colloquially as QUEST, aims to simulate the RCPSC exam with written and oral components. We aimed to analyze the impact of a training program on the performance of its residents. Methods: A retrospective review of exam results from 1997–2016 was conducted. During that time, 495 candidates from all 12 Canadian urology training programs undertook the exam. The performance of graduating residents from each individual program was grouped together for any given year. The different programs were anonymized, as the aim of this study is to assess the impact of a training program and not to rate the different programs. Statistical analysis using one-way ANOVA was conducted. Results: All training programs fall within one standard deviation of the mean for the written component, the oral component, and the overall score. The residents of four training programs had statistically better scores than the overall mean of the written component. The residents of three out of these four training programs also had statistically better scores than the overall mean of the oral component and the overall results of the exam. Conclusions: Most Canadian training programs prepare their residents adequately for this simulated certification exam in urology. However, there are some training programs that consistently prepare graduating residents to outperform their peers.

scholarly journals The Unexpected Rewards of Qualitative Research in Assessment: A Case Example

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny Singh
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Oral Assessment ◽  
Oral Component

This paper reports on the inclusion of an oral component of assessment in science at two tertiary institutions in South Africa. The purpose of this paper is not to report on the results of the assessments conducted, but to focus on some of the unexpected rewards of conducting qualitative research in assessment. Using focus group discussions within a qualitative framework allowed me insights into the thoughts and experiences of the students and assessors, making the benefits of oral assessment apparent. These benefits included how assessment can be used as a learning opportunity, the advantages of homogeneous versus heterogeneous groups, and the benefits of face-to-face interaction, all of which led to improved relationships between students and assessors.

What should we teach about the spoken language?

1994 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Conversation Analysis ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Language Awareness ◽  
Spoken English ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Form Part ◽  
Oral Component

Abstract This paper sets out to address the problem of just what, from the vast amount of research now available into the spoken language, can and ought to form part of the oral component of a second or foreign language course. Exemplification is principally based on spoken English from the British Isles, but reference is made, where appropriate, to other modern languages. Structural, interactive, generic and contextual constraints are discussed in terms of their implications for teaching, and a core set of features are highlighted. Some results of discourse analysis and conversation analysis are argued as better treated within the domain of cross-cultural studies, and other features of spoken language usually considered within the domain of discourse analysis are proposed for inclusion within the lexico-grammatical areas of the syllabus. Methodological implications are discussed in the final section, where it is argued that traditional ‘presentational’ approaches to language teaching need to be rethought and supplemented by more inductive- and language awareness based activities.

scholarly journals A RARE CASE OF PLUNGING RANULA WITHOUT ORAL COMPONENT- A CASE REPORT

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (50) ◽  
pp. 3875-3877
Author(s):  
Praveen Kumar ◽  
Prashanth Veerabhadraiah ◽  
Nagaraj Therubheedhi Mayappa ◽  
Saleem Saeed A ◽  
Vinay Kumar V
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Oral Component

scholarly journals EFEK SAMPING RADIASI SINAR X DAN SINAR GAMMA PADA DAYA TAHAN RONGGA MULUT

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Hj. Barunawaty
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
High Dose ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Oral Component

The Radiation which usually use in the Medical World is theX-ray radiation and Gamma ray radiation. Both uses forradiodiagnostic and radiotheraphy, have same characteristicbut from difffent well. X-ray source from X-rayequipmentwhichwork of art Human, whereas Gamma raysource from radioac-tive materialswhich to spout accordingspontaneous andnatu-ralcharacteristic. The use of ionizingradiation high dose which to use in radiotherapy possible togive sideeffect at defence oral component and others bodyeels which still healthy.

“A very good dialogue”?

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-193
Author(s):  
Derek Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Constructive Dialogue ◽  
Treaty Monitoring ◽  
State Compliance ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Enforcement Mechanisms ◽  
Oral Component

Abstract This article builds on previous research on the communicational practices of the United Nations human rights monitoring system (Wallace 2017). Treaties such as those responsible for women’s and children’s rights lack direct enforcement mechanisms, so interest falls on the means by which treaty monitoring committees can encourage state compliance. The proceedings are bookended by writing (state reports and committee concluding observations), the focus of my earlier research. However, there is also an oral component, invariably characterized by the committees (but less frequently by the states) as “constructive dialogue” where the objective is “to assist and not to judge.” I explicate the structure and practices of these proceedings and find much that is justifiable, given the communicational context, but also some potential for reconsideration.

The oral component of Sjögren's syndrome

1975 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 875-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.E. Daniels ◽  
S. Silverman ◽  
J.P. Michalski ◽  
J.S. Greenspan ◽  
R.A. Sylvester ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sjögren’S Syndrome ◽  
Sjögren's Syndrome ◽  
Sjogren’S Syndrome ◽  
Sjogren's Syndrome ◽  
Oral Component ◽  
Sjögren‘S Syndrome

Patient compliance with oral chemotherapy as assessed by a novel electronic technique.

1992 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1007-1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
C R Lee ◽  
P W Nicholson ◽  
R L Souhami ◽  
A A Deshmukh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Patient Compliance ◽  
Diary Card ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Novel Technique ◽  
Drug Type ◽  
The Times ◽  
Oral Component

PURPOSE Previous reports have suggested low rates of compliance with the oral component of cancer chemotherapy, which, if confirmed, would have serious implications on treatment. Because of the uncertainties in the methodology used in previous studies, we have assessed compliance with a novel technique. PATIENTS AND METHODS An "intelligent" tablet bottle was used, which, unknown to the patient, electronically records the times of opening over a period of weeks. The records were scored for overall compliance (total number of bottle openings as a percentage of the prescribed number) and for daily and hourly irregularity indices. Twenty-one patients undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were monitored for a total of 65 treatment periods, each of up to 2 weeks (852 days in total). Eight measures of side effects and quality of life were self-assessed daily by the patients using a diary card. RESULTS The overall compliance was 100.6% +/- 20.6% (mean +/- SD). Overall compliance was lower (mean reduction, 10%) in treatment periods with drugs prescribed to be taken three times a day. It was not possible to demonstrate convincingly any relationship between compliance and any of the following: drug type, monitoring period sequence, the diary card scores of side effects and quality of life, number of relapses, and time since initial diagnosis. CONCLUSION These results are reassuring, but further work is in progress to measure compliance in other treatment regimens in which the side effects are more severe and the prognosis is worse.

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