Mastering MCQs: Crafting Inclusive & Effective Multiple-Choice Items

Thursday, October 10, 2024

1:30 PM – 2:50 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: Georgetown (M1 Level)

CMEs: 1.25

Primary Speaker(s)

Carlos Gutierrez, EdD, MMS, PA-C (he/him/his)

Vice Chair of Student Success/Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Slides Handouts

Co-Speaker(s)

Antoinette Wilson, MMS, PA-C (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Daniel Tolomeo, MS, PA-C (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh

Disclosure(s):

Carlos Gutierrez, EdD, MMS, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Antoinette Wilson, MMS, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Daniel Tolomeo, MS, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Description: Because unconscious bias in multiple-choice item writing in health care education continues to be prevalent, join our dynamic workshop to revolutionize MCI creation. Master hands-on strategies for crafting fair and impactful MCIs in health care education. Learn to identify and diminish biases, ensuring your assessments are effective and inclusive.

Learning Objectives:

Generate effective, one-best answer and inclusive MCIs that align to education goals
Evaluate acceptable and flawed samples of MCIs
Appropriately deliver information on an MCI in an inclusive and equitable manner
Identify vague, inclusive if relevant, and fully inclusive MCIs
Determine the appropriate balance of lower-order to higher-order MCIs within one examination to assure an exam is feasible