Meetings
The Sub-committee holds four meetings per year. Members are required to attend at least three meetings.
Remit
Reporting mechanism
The Part 2 MRCOG EMQ Sub-Committee reports to the Examination and Assessment Committee.
Objectives
Writing the extended matching questions (EMQ) and setting the paper for the Part 2 MRCOG written examination, which is held twice/three times a year.
Function
- Developing a bank of EMQs suitable for the Part 2 MRCOG examination.
- Assisting the Examination Department with producing a draft EMQ paper six months prior to the Part 2 MRCOG Written examination.
- Reviewing the performance of examination questions and the analysis of results.
- Reviewing past questions and working with the new exam question banking system – Exam Developer
- Maintaining the question bank and writing new questions.
- Undertaking other Part 2 EMQ examination matters, as required by the Examination and Assessment Committee.
- Developing appropriate standard setting techniques for the Part 2 EMQ examination.
- Providing updates, on committee related issues, to the Examination and Assessment Committee.
Membership
- Chair, selected by competitive interview, according to the approved role description
- 9 members selected according to the approved role description
- Chair of the Examination and Assessment Committee, ex officio
Members
- Dr Priya Sivarajasingam (Chair)
- Madhavi Kalidindi
- Haissam Moukarram
- Kevin Collier
- Rachana Gupta
- Rohan Chodankar
- Dr Marie O'Sullivan
- Dr Obiamaka Ofodile
- Dr Alison Richardson
- Dr Jennifer Allison