Taking the sting out of assessment: is there a role for progress testing?

Abstract

Editor – We read with interest the article by Pugh and Regehr that suggested progress testing could be a way to eliminate the social judgement a failed assessment brings within medical school. In 2013, Cardiff Medical School changed to progress testing as its method of assessment and, as fifthyear medical students have an intercalation year, we have insight into both traditional end of year examinations and progress testing.