Test in Pediatrics

The Test in Pediatrics will be held on March 11th, 2025
The location of the exam: TBA soon

Students are expected with their identity documents, pen/pencils, a bottle of water.
Please do not bring bags, coats, and other personal belongings.
Students having no ID document will not be allowed to take the exam, which results in negative grades.

The 1st retake (if necessary) will be held on March 25th, 2025, and the 2nd (and the very last) retake - April 8th, 2025

Detailed rules regarding the Test:

The test will consist of 100 multiple-choice questions, with 5 possible answers, and only 1 is correct.

The test will reflect all areas of pediatrics including neonatology.

Departments:

1. of Pediatrics and Nephrology;

2. of Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Cardiology;

and 3. of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutrition, and Allergology

prepare 20 questions each.

Departments:

1. of Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Immunology, and Metabolic Bone Diseases;

2. of Pediatrics, Oncology, and Hematology;

3. of Pediatric Infectious Diseases;

and 4. of Neonatology and Newborn Intensive Care

prepare 10 questions each.

The results will be available within 1-3 days. Students who pass the Test will receive a certificate with their results and grades. This certificate is mandatory for Oral Exam. 

Regulations and legal provisions for the Final Exam in Pediatrics.

1. Opening remarks and general arrangements

1. The Exam in Pediatrics in the 6^th year consists of two sequential sections: a test and an oral exam with practical elements. Positive evaluation and passing the test is required to proceed to the oral exam.
2. The suggested reading and basic textbooks are specified in the syllabus.
3. No exam exemption is foreseen. All students must take the final exam/test.

2. The test

1. The test consists of 100 questions; each question contains 5 possible answers; only one answer is correct per question.
   The test questions concern the entire content of the subject and reflect all areas of pediatrics discussed and trained throughout the university course and curriculum according to the syllabus for the 3^rd to 6^th study years.
   No less than 25% of the questions will be practical-based (i.e. analysis of laboratory results, radiological imaging, ECG).
   The duration of the test will be calculated later based on the length of the questions.
2. Students are not allowed to communicate during the test. The consequences of violating these rules are described in paragraphs 11-14 of Teaching Regulations.
3. The range and the set of test questions are prepared in a way that assures objectivity. The sequence of questions and answers may be randomized between students.
4. Students must score at least 60% of correct answers to receive a positive grade. Scoring fewer points results in failing the entire exam i.e. negative grade on the first attempt.
5. The results of the test will be announced within the 3 workdays from the date of the test. A commonly accepted form of publicizing will be used, in accordance with local policy and usual procedures of personal data protection.
6. Scoring/grading of the written test are as follows:

7. The examinees may submit their objections/disputes concerning questions and/or answers in written form, immediately after having completed the test and before leaving the auditorium/exam location. Any submitted objections will be carefully reviewed by the examining board before scoring. In cases of accepted/acknowledged disputes, the relevant question/item will be nullified. Nullified questions will not be graded and will not be scored for all students. The total available marks for the exam will be appropriately corrected. 
8. The students are entitled to the inspection of their exam forms (test booklet and answer sheet) after prior contact with the Secretary's Office of the Department of Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Immunology, and Metabolic Bone Diseases. The dates of inspection of the exam forms will be arranged after the announcement of the test results. Each student has only one opportunity to inspect the exam form.
9. Students who fail the test are not entitled to sit the oral exam.

3. Oral exam

1. The oral exam is scheduled in all academic units involved in pediatric teaching throughout the pediatrics course.
2. The oral exam is carried out within 3 consecutive weeks following the date
   of the announcement of the Test results. The exact date and number of students eligible to enter the oral exam will be announced by the head/chair of a pediatric department.
3. The assignment to the location of the oral exam (pediatric department), is randomized. The drawing is carried out by the Department of Pediatrics and Nephrology in the presence of eligible student representatives within 2 workdays of the announcement of the test results.
4. The Oral exam will consist of 3 items / problem-oriented questions with special regard to the most significant practical aspects of pediatrics.
5. The final grade of the entire pediatric exam is the arithmetic mean calculated on the basis of the final grade of the test part of the exam and the oral exam grade.

4. Exam retake

1. Students who fail the exam (either of the two exam components) will be granted two (2) opportunities to retake it. The first retake test will be organized within 4 weeks following the first test date. The second retake will take place within 2 weeks of the first retake exam.
2. Students who fail the oral exam will be allowed to retake the oral exam if the student has not had to retake the written exam. The date of the retake of the oral exam will be arranged by the examiner, but no later than the end of the winter exam session.
3. Retake exams will be conducted in a manner and procedure analogous to the exam on the first attempt.

In matters otherwise not outlined by these Regulations, the provisions of the Regulations of First Degree, Second Degree, and Uniform Master’s Studies at the Medical University of Bialystok (MUB) apply.