An Online System to Help With Mock Oral Examination Administration

Objective: Describe an online system used to collect data, compute statistics, and provide reports for mock oral examinations. Design: Forty general surgery residents, program directors, and faculty serving as examiners completed a survey regarding their experiences with the online mock oral examination system. Setting: General surgery residency programs and national surgical conferences. Participants: General surgery residents, program directors, and faculty. Results: System users had very positive attitudes toward the online system in terms of usability and reporting functions. Conclusions: The mock oral exam management online system is a useful tool that eases the burden of managing a mock oral exam session.