TACKLING DIFFERENTIAL ATTAINMENT IN ASSESSMENTS 
FOR 
THE MEDICAL PROFESSION

VIRTUAL ZOOM WORKSHOP 11 Nov 2020 2-5 pm (GMT)

BRIDGING THE GAP WORKSHOP SERIES 20-21

AIMS

This workshop will bring together international experts, a range of stakeholders and medical professionals from all stages of training or career progression, to focus on the area of differential attainment/ award based on race, ethnicity, gender, disability and other protected characteristics within assessments, 
  • To explore the whole range of assessments (both formative and summative) which are critical for ensuring the training of a safe and competent doctor. 
  • To discuss the causes, the impact and develop a consensus on solutions. 
PROGRAMME
13:45 Registration
14:00 Welcome - Ramesh Mehta OBE, President of BAPIO
14:10 Introduction and structure - Martin Fischer (Fischer Associates)
14:20 Overview of evidence- Subodh Dave/ Indranil Chakravorty
14:30 Breakout one (Experience of DA)
15:00 Group Discussion
15:15 Breakout Two (Formative Assessments)
15:45 Group Discussion
16:00 Coffee
16:10 Breakout Three (Wellbeing)
16:40 Group Discussion/ Summing up
17:00 Close

WORKSHOP LEADS

  • PROJECT Chair - Ramesh Mehta OBE (President, BAPIO)
  • PROJECT Lead & Author - Indranil Chakravorty (Chair, Bapio Institute for Health Research)
  • FACILITATOR - Martin Fischer (Fischer Associates)
  • COORDINATORS - Subarna Chakravorty (Kings College Hospital, London) & Sunil Daga (Leeds Teaching Hospitals)
  • LEAD - Subodh Dave (Royal Derby Hospital, Derby)
  • LEAD - Chelliah Selvasekar (Christie Hospital, Manchester)
  • LEAD - Roshelle Ramkisson (University of Manchester, UK)
  • Focus Groups - Shivani Sharma (University of Hertfordshire)

Participants

The workshop invites participation from a range of experts, establishment leaders, grassroots stakeholders and patient representatives. 



John Norcini

President and Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER®)

Kichu Nair

Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health (Medical Education and Professional Development)

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Stuart Hood

Associate Director, MRCPUK







01 Radhika Gulati

Undergraduate student

02 Shreya Verma

Undergraduate Student

03 Ivy Glavee

Dentist

04 Farica Patel

Specialist Registrar

05 Vijay Kumar

HEE Yorkshire & Humber

06 Atef El-kholy
Egyptian Doctors Association

07 Toyin Wokoma
Medical Association of Nigerians across GB (MANSAG)

08 Anthea Mowat
Medical Women's Federation

09 Abdel R Moataz
Egyptian Doctors Association

10 Nagina Khan
University of Tauro, Nevada

11 Husam Elbana
Surgeon

12 Sunil Dasan
Emergency Medicine, St Georges University Hospital, London

A Scoping Review of Differential Attainment in Undergraduate Medicine
Bridging the Gap - Thematic series on Tackling Differential Attainment in Medical Profession 2020

Dave, S., Gupta, A., Rishi, N., Gulati, R., Verma, S., Shankar, R., Khan, N., & Chakravorty, I. (2020). A Scoping Review of Differential Attainment in Undergraduate Medicine: Bridging the Gap - Thematic series on Tackling Differential Attainment in Medical Profession 2020. Sushruta Journal of Health Policy & Opinion, 13(3), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.38192/13.3.24

The case for integrating multi-source data for a fairer and holistic judgement of competence in medical education & training
Tackling Differential Attainment in Medical Professions - Bridging the Gap Workshop Series 2020

Subodh Dave, Roshelle Ramkisson, Chelliah Selvasekar, Indranil Chakravorty
Bapio Institute for Health Research, Bedford, UK
Correspondence to subodhdave@nhs.net 

Dave, S., Chakravorty, I., Menon, G., Sidhu, K., Bamrah, J., & Mehta, R. (2020). Differential Attainment in Summative Assessments within Postgraduate Medical Education & Training: 2020 Thematic Series on Tackling Differential Attainment in Healthcare Professions. 
Sushruta Journal of Health Policy & Opinion, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.38192/13.3.15