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IV. Grading Policy:Your final grade and written assessment at the conclusion of the clerkship will bebased on the following components:Cognitive Performance: 20%Noncognitive Performance: 30%Case Presentations: 10%NBME Written Examination: 30%OSCE Performance: 10%FAILURE OF ANY ONE OF THESE ELEMENTS ALONE WILL RESULT IN A FAILINGGRADE. REMEDIATION OF POOR PERFORMANCE FOR SITUATIONS NOTDETAILED ABOVE WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR.A grade of D- is required to pass the written exam. Failure of the exam will result in agrade of “Incomplete” for the clerkship. In order to pass the clerkship, the exam will needto be re-taken and passed (D- or better). Your final grade for the NBME exam portion ofthe grade will be the average of the initial exam and the re-take, and this averaged gradewill still count for 30% of the final clerkship grade.A grade of D- is also required to pass the OSCE. Similar to the policy for the NBMEexam, failure of the OSCE will result in a grade of “Incomplete” for the clerkship. In orderto pass the clerkship, the OSCE will need to be re-taken at one of the sites offering theOSCE and passed (D- or better). Your final grade for the OSCE portion of the grade willbe the average of the initial OSCE and the re-take, and this averaged grade will still countfor 10% of the final clerkship grade.If a student fails to pass the repeat exam (either the NBME exam or the OSCE), the initial“Incomplete” grade will be converted to an “F” and remediation of the clerkship will berecommended in the following manner:If the student’s clinical performance was adequate, (C- or better on CognitiveAND Non-Cognitive assessments), the student will complete an additional 4-week ob/gyn clerkship. The student will need a satisfactory clinicalperformance as well retake the NBME exam or the OSCE as applicable. Thepassing grade for passing this exam will again be the same minimum requiredto pass the exam initially (D- or better).If the student’s clinical performance was inadequate, (< C- on either CognitiveOR Non-Cognitive assessments) the student must repeat the full MSIII 6-weekcore clinical clerkship, achieving adequate clinical performance, AND retakethe NBME exam or the OSCE, as applicable, getting a passing grade (D- orbetter).