Board-Style Quiz Question Writing Course-Introduction to Board Style Question Writing

Introduction to Board Style Question Writing

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In this video, Eric Stratman introduces himself as the former chair of the Council on Education at the AAD and former president of the American Board of Dermatology. He has been writing board-style questions since 2005 and continues to do so. He discusses that improving the quality of question writing benefits the American Board of Dermatology by promoting a higher-quality self-assessment system and growing the number of competent question writers. Eric emphasizes the importance of learning how to write good questions and outlines the objectives of the course, which include understanding the anatomy of a board-style question, constructing well-written questions, analyzing clinical photos, identifying common errors, and recognizing problematic questions.

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Eric Stratman

Council on Education

AAD

American Board of Dermatology

question writing