# Methods of Assessment

## <mark style="background-color:blue;">Determination of Grading</mark>

Grading decisions are ultimately at the discretion of the Grading Committee for each clerkship. The clerkship Grading Committee will review student performance and may modify grades assigned by the Clerkship Director if there is evidence of error, inaccurate data, bias and/or outliers. The procedure for assigning grades (Honors, Pass, Fail) is outlined in the ISMMS grading policy, [here](https://ismms-md-program.gitbook.io/medical-student-handbook/policies-and-procedures/md-program-specific-policies-and-procedures/assessment-and-grading#grading-policy-phase-2-this-policy-includes-information-about-grading-in-the-phase-2-of-the-ascend-c).&#x20;

The next section contains a list of clerkship assessments mapped to each clerkship objective. Students must demonstrate competency in all objectives by passing each of the associated assessments. Some objectives are pass/fail, and some objectives are tiered honors/pass/fail. For tiered objectives, students may demonstrate honors-level performance by meeting the criteria listed in the associated assessments. **To achieve a grade of Honors for the clerkship, students must demonstrate honors-level performance in 5 out of 8** of the tiered objectives. &#x20;

Students who exhibit a concerning pattern of behavior as outlined in the [Behavioral Grading Criteria](https://ismms-md-program.gitbook.io/medinfoapp/~/changes/177/ascend-phase-2-clerkships/emergency-medicine/methods-of-assessment/behavioral-grading-criteria) may have their clerkship grade impacted, among other actions.&#x20;

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## <mark style="background-color:blue;">Fail and Remediation Requirements</mark>

Students who fail a clerkship or clerkship assessment should refer to our ISMMS remediation policy, [here](https://ismms-md-program.gitbook.io/medical-student-handbook/policies-and-procedures/md-program-specific-policies-and-procedures/assessment-and-grading).
