Calendar 2005–06

494 Part 7 • University Ordinance and Regulations Medical Year 1 (First Professional Examination) 5.3 Medical Year 1 students shall be assessed on the following: (a) Course requirements prescribed by the Selected Study Modules. (b) Course requirements prescribed by the Skills Modules (Clinical Methods, Communication Skills and Life Long Learning Skills). (c) Course requirements prescribed by General Education courses including Health and Society. (d) Professional Knowledge consisting of: (I) Knowledge-based assessments (50% of overall final marks) of the three system blocks (i) Human Structure (ii) Foundation Studies (iii) Cardiovascular-Respiratory, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Homeostasis, Musculo-Skeletal The final mark for Professional Knowledge is composed of: a. Continuous assessment (25%) in any format throughout the year as and if considered appropriate by the system panels involved in first-year teaching. b. End-of-panel assessment (75%) (II) Integrated assessment (50% of overall final mark) to be held at the end of the year. Overall pass in Professional Knowledge requires: 1. At least 50% achieved in the average mark of the final knowledge- based assessment and integrated assessment; 2. At least 40% achieved in the knowledge-based assessment of each system panel and integrated assessment. 5.4 Supplementary examination and remedial arrangements (a) Students who do not satisfy the requirements prescribed by the Skills Modules and the Selected Study Modules shall be required to do remedial work within a prescribed period. (b) Students who do not satisfy the criteria for passing the individual system panel assessments and/or the integrated paper in the first attempt shall be required to take the relevant supplementary examination (pass mark 50%) in August. 5.5 Promotion to Medical Year 2 Students who have passed the First Professional Examination by satisfying the following requirements shall be promoted to Medical Year 2: (a) having satisfied the course requirements of Selected Study Modules; (b) having satisfied the course requirements of the Skills Modules (Clinical Methods, Communication Skills and Life Long Learning Skills); (c) pass in Health and Society; and (d) overall pass in Professional Knowledge; or, for those who are required to sit for supplementary examinations, pass in each supplementary examination.