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    Computer-assisted medical image examination as acomplementary exam concerning initial clinical studies
    (Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2026) Lopes Nunes, Jose Pedro; Fonseca Almeida, Luísa; Paulo Araújo, José; Sin departamento asociado
    Introduction. The evaluation of medical students during the medical course can have differenttypes of examinations, including written and practical exams. Computer-assisted evaluation hasbeen made available by widely available technology. Methods. We devised a computer-assistedonline medical image examination to stand as a complementary exam in a Medical Schoolexamination concerning initial clinical studies. The exam was in the multiple-choice format,showing for each question a list of 5 diagnoses, one of which to be chosen, attempting at elicitingfast visual pattern recognition. The exam was carried out by using Moodle software. Non on-siteexams were controlled with simultaneous face monitoring by using the Zoom software. The examincluded physical examination findings, electrocardiograms, chest X-rays and CT scan, as well asneurologic disease findings. Results. The exam was completed by 264 students, out of 273 enrolledstudents. The average grade was 15.4 (standard deviation of 2.9) /20, with a range of 6.7-20.0. Atotal of 9 students received a rating under 10/20. Two students experienced technical difficulties andquit the exam, later replaced by a practical clinical additional exam. Conclusions. Computer-assisted evaluation has been made available by widely available technology. We devised acomputer-assisted online medical image examination to stand as a complementary exam in aMedical School examination concerning initial clinical studies. This exam deals with a real andrelevant problem: the importance of visual diagnostics in Medicine. It aims at stimulating adifferent way of thinking, when compared to written tests. Given the easy availability of this type ofmedical image online exam, alternatives using written text to question about medical images arecalled into question.