Part 2 MRCOG EMQ Sub-committee

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

• Mr Bidyut Kumar, Committee Chair
• Dr Evelyn Ferguson
• Dr Etienne Ciantar
• Dr Iryna Roshko
• Dr Louise Kellison
• Dr Elizabeth Cadogan
• Dr Smita Rajshekhar
• Dr Claire Thompson
• Dr Colin Malcolm
• Dr Angharad Jones
• Dr Mohammed Houda
• Dr Shilpa Thaker