SYDNEY MEDICAL SCHOOL EXAMBANK
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION PROFORMA
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QUESTION AUTHOR:
QUESTION COMMON NAME ( e.g. Stress diathesis model) :
QUESTION STEM:
OPTION A:
OPTION B:
OPTION C:
OPTION D:
OPTION E:
Correct Option: _____________
Enter a statement providing some information regarding the answer to the question. You may include information about the options if you wish. This information will be available to students for “non-secure”questions.
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ExamBank will also ask for the following information on each question, most are drop down lists or check boxes. Please answer all.
THEME  :
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Basic Clinical Sciences
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Personal & Professional Development
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Patient & Doctor
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Population Medicine
STAGE OF TRAINING  :
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Stage 1
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Stage 2
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Stage 3 (Yr 3)
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Stage 3 (Yr 4)
BLOCK/ROTATION: e.g. PAAM
SYSTEM ( insert up to 3) : e.g. Cardiovascular, Respiratory etc.
DISCIPLINE ( insert up to 3) : e.g. Psychiatry
CURRICULUM AREA and/or LEARNING OBJECTIVE ASSESSED (from Compass) :
COMMENTS:
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NB: EXAMBANK STYLE NOTES
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Use correct punctuation in the stem
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All options must start with a capital letter and can include a comma but NO full stops please
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Check spelling prior to entering the question
 For words with multiple spellings (e.g. ‘foetal’ or ‘fetal’), please make a Discipline decision so that spelling is consistent for students. NB. ‘fetal’ is the correct spelling according to the Perinatal & Women’s Health Discipline
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All abbreviations should be written in full the first time they are mentioned in a question with the abbreviation in brackets. The abbreviation can then be used subsequently throughout the question
 If using ‘not’, ‘least’ or ‘except’ in the lead-in, ensure that the word is typed in upper case (e.g. Which of the following is the LEAST likely diagnosis?). You should note that the use of these stems often implies a flawed question structure
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Vary the correct answer (e.g. DO NOT always make it E or C). For each question you enter, alternate between
A,B,C,D and E
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Insert normal ranges when giving test results in the stem unless the question is actually assessing recall of the normal range. For example: Haemoglobin 85 g/L (normal range: 115-155 g/L)
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It is SMP policy to include the generic drug name rather than brand names of drugs. If a brand name is used it should be used as an example and put in brackets after the drug’s family/generic name
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If you are using a patient name in the vignette, please use a culturally or gender appropriate name
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