Improving process aspect of oral examination as assessment tool in undergraduate biochemistry by introducing structured oral examination: an observational study in India based on a survey among stakeholders.

Purpose: The traditional method of oral examination, though a good tool for assessing the depth and breadth of student's knowledge, has its shortcomings. A variable number of questions with variable difficulty levels by different examiners with different expectations can introduce bias in scores. The process aspect of oral examinations of first-year undergraduate medical students was improved by structuring them and by creating uniformity in the number, time, and difficulty level of questions for assessment, and feedback was taken regarding its acceptance as an improved tool of assessment.

Distinctive Attributes of Indian Patients With Classical BCR::ABL1 Negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Unified Clinical and Laboratory Data.

Introduction: We report one of the largest single center data from a mixed referral setting in India describing baseline characteristics and outcomes of patients with classical BCR::ABL1 negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).

Materials And Methods: Patients diagnosed from June 2019 to 2022 were included. Workup and treatment was as per current guidelines.