For an institution to be regarded as achieving excellence in the area of assessment there should be evidence of an outstanding programme of assessment which can be demonstrated to actively promote learning in order to achieve the curriculum objectives, provide a fair assessment of learner achievement and ensure patient safety by only allowing competent individuals to progress and graduate.  

It is recognised that cultural, social and other issues are likely to have an influence on assessment in a medical, dental and veterinary school and that how assessment manifests itself will vary from school to school.  It should be noted that excellence may be found in institutions with limited access to resources just as much as wealthier institutions. The way in which institutions demonstrate cost effectiveness and context appropriateness will be taken into account by the panel when reviewing individual submissions.  If a criterion is not appropriate or relevant, given specific regional or cultural issues, please explain.   

The notion of excellence also embodies the active engagement with scholarship and a desire to seek continuous improvement in the area of assessment of competence.  Please provide evidence that the school represents cutting-edge thinking with regard to assessment.   Examples should be given of innovative practices in the area of assessment. 

For a school to be assessed as excellent in relation to assessment, supporting evidence must be provided.