The MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP) and Postgraduate Medical Education(PGME) use the programmatic assessment system to provide valid, reliable and timely assessments of the competence of trainees to guide progress and promotion decisions and to motivate, direct and support learners.

This page includes:

  • An overview of assessment in the MD Undergraduate Program including all 4 pillars of assessment:
    • Written Exams
    • Objective Structed Clinical Exams (OSCE)
    • Workplace Based Assessment (WBA)
    • Portfolio
  • An overview of assessment in Postgraduate Medical Education Programs (PGME)
  • Faculty Development supports for assessment in both MDUP and PGME

For more information, access: Assessment of Learners in UBC’s Medical Education Programs