Situational Judgement Test

I agree with Nabavi that the Situational Judgement Test (SJT) is an exam with potentially wide variations in how questions can be answered.1 I have been a consultant at a university teaching hospital for more than 20 years and involved in undergraduate and postgraduate education. I have done the test questions in the SJT and would not agree with many of the answers.We set rigorous standards for undergraduate and postgraduate exams. Having been involved with setting these standards, I am reasonably confident that those exams are as fair as could be. This is not true for the SJT, where a range of opinions can be correct. I have encountered trainees who excelled both academically and in patient care but had to move because of their SJT scores.As we know well, there is no single definition of what constitutes a good doctor. Perhaps it is time to reduce the weight given…
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