Adopting and adapting the mini‐CEX as an undergraduate assessment and learning tool

Examiners rate student performance along several predetermined dimensions.We were aiming to improve not only our summative assessments but also the learning experience of our students.Many of the concerns expressed by staff and students were practical.Renewed emphasis was placed on staff development.There was a perception that the assessment criteria were too lenient. Students valued highly the one-to-one 'teaching'