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Medical Library Computing Staff Supporting Web-Based NBME Exams

Medical Library Computing Staff Supporting Web-Based NBME Exams. Selim Hascelik Assistant Director of Library Computing and Systems hascelik@bu.edu August 13, 2013. Agenda. Blacklisted items for NBME web-based exams Technical Support activities prior to exam and on exam day

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Medical Library Computing Staff Supporting Web-Based NBME Exams

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  1. Medical Library Computing Staff Supporting Web-Based NBME Exams SelimHascelikAssistant Director of Library Computing and Systems hascelik@bu.edu August 13, 2013

  2. Agenda • Blacklisted items for NBME web-based exams • Technical Support activities prior to exam and on exam day • Proctor role on exam day • Proctor Workshop: Disabling Blacklisted items • Questions

  3. Blacklisted items • 10 items are identified so far • Most Occurrences >> Real Player software, more than 80%, (recordingmanager.exe) • 9 other identified items with less occurrences on both PC and Mac environments

  4. Technical Support activities prior to exam and on exam day • Real Player program has been uninstalled • Exam Compatibility Check (“Prior to Test Day”) • Secure Browser (“On Test Day”)is downloaded when Chief Proctor provides the Exam URL and Start-up Code* • Secure Browser includes a function that can detect any Blacklisted items • Library staff will assist proctors to disable Blacklisted items detected on Proctor’s workstation *Start-up Code changes every 15 minutes

  5. Proctor role on exam day • Proctors and students should arrive 30 minutes before the exam start time • 30 minutes preparation period is needed to allow sufficient time for check-in and to disable any blacklisted items for a problem free exam launch • Standard procedure recommended by NBME

  6. Proctor role on exam day • Proctors should announce that all students have to wait before launching the exam until everyone can successfully sign-in • Distractions occur if support staff must walk around the room disabling blacklisted items

  7. Proctor Workshop • If a Blacklisted item is detected, an alert will display on both the examinee’s and the Proctor’s workstations • 45 minute Proctor Training Workshop

  8. Clerkship Director(s)/Coordinator • Ambulatory Medicine: Dr. Thomas Barber and Dr. Suzanne Sarfaty/Coordinator: Cleon Ryland • Family Medicine: Dr. Miriam Hoffman/Coordinator: Florence LaForest • Geriatrics: Dr. Lisa Norton/Coordinator: Jill Whitney • Internal Medicine: Dr. Warren Hershman/Coordinator: Britt Simonson • Neurology: Dr. Anna Hohler/Coordinator: Dianna Gromczynski • Obstetrics & Gynecology: Dr. Jodi Abbot/Coordinator: Makeba Kent • Pediatrics: Dr. James Moses/Coordinator: Lillian Eichorn • Psychiatry: Dr. John Otis/Coordinator: Kristen Paiva • Radiology: Dr. Christina Lebedis/Coordinator: Heather Griffin • Surgery/Surgical Subspecialties: Dr. Jane Mendez/Coordinator: MyriamCastagne  Departments providing web-based NBME exams

  9. Questions?

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