Weekly Exams are given using the software "Blackboard" via the Internet
NOTE: Your browser should be upgraded to the most current version before you attempt to take these exams. Free upgrades are available on the internet.
IMPORTANT: If your connection is interrupted at any time during your exam before you submit your answers, all answers will be lost --- as a precaution you may want to write your answers on a piece of paper as you take the exam in case your connection is interrupted then you'll at least have your answers to re-enter.
Log on to ~ http://mit.med.und.nodak.edu
Enter your user name (first initial and last name).
Enter your password (this was given to you as a 2nd year student when you were given access to Blackboard). If you do not remember your password contact the Dept. of Surgery office on your Campus to receive a new one.
This will take you to the first page of the program - under "My Courses" click on Third Year Surgical Clerkship - this will take you to the Announcement Page. Read this !!!
Once you are logged on to the Exam you must complete the exam as you are only allowed to enter each exam one time.
Click on the exam you are going to take.
Enter the Password you were provided for the selected exam then click Submit - DO NOT press Return as you may be kicked out of the system and will not be able to complete the exam at that time. If this happens, call the surgery office during working hours to see if a 2nd attempt can be programmed for this exam.
All staff and phone numbers are listed under Staff Information on the Announcement Page.
When you are finished taking the exam, at the end you will submit your answers. All multiple choice questions will be graded immediately and your grade will reflect only the multiple choice questions. The essay will be graded manually by an instructor then your grade is revised according to the points you received for your essay.
When the computer shows you your grade, it will also show you the question as well as the answer you selected and tell you if the answer you selected was right or wrong. It will not tell you what the correct answer is. You may print your exam results at this time to use as a study tool for the NBME Shelf Exam in Surgery. If you do not choose to print your exam at this time, it can be done at a later date under Student Tools.
At any time, you can go under Tools and view your grades and exams. If your grade recorded is an exclamation mark instead of a letter grade, this means that your essay question has not yet been graded. As soon as the instructor has graded your essay question, your grade will be revised and the final grade will be listed. If you wish to print your exam for review purposes, click on your grade for the exam you want to review and it will appear on your screen. Click Print on the top control bar.
The Exams are password protected and the passwords will be active for the entire surgical clerkship rotation. These Exams are provided to you as a study/learning tool for the NBME Shelf Exam in Surgery and it's your responsibility to take one exam each week.
Good Luck !!!
