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Becoming a Clinical Examiner

Join a team of examiners who support the HYMS Objective Structured Long Examination Record examinations (OSLERs) for medicine students

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Introduction

Help examine future doctors

Join a team of examiners who support the examinations for year 4 and 5 MBBS students.

At Hull York Medical School, MB BS Medicine students are assessed on their clinical and communication skills using Objective Structured Long Examination Record examinations (OSLERs).

An OSLER examination is a one-to-one assessment of a fully observed consultation designed to provide students with the opportunity to receive high quality feedback on their history, examination, clinical reasoning skills, and patient management.

If you are interested in becoming a clinical examiner, please email exams@hyms.ac.uk.

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Why become an examiner?

Examining is an enjoyable experience which allows you to gain more experience of the undergraduate curriculum at the medical school, and to see first-hand the outcomes of your input in teaching and training the students.

  • Examiners contribute to the training and development of the next generation of doctors.
  • The examinations provide a networking opportunity for doctors with a keen interest in medical education.
  • Examining is recognised as a ‘Supporting Professional Activity’ and a source of CPD for appraisal and revalidation.
  • Examining helps to keep doctors up to date with developments in the undergraduate curriculum.

Who can become an examiner?

We encourage doctors who work locally and have experience teaching Hull York Medical School students to consider examining for us as our training is specific to Medicine at the School and is not transferable to other institutions.

OSLER Examiner requirements

To be a Hull York Medical School examiner your clinical experience must fall into one of the following categories:

  • Secondary care consultant (hospital specialist)
  • General Practitioner
  • Trainee post membership exams / higher trainee (5 years post-graduation)
  • 3 to 4 years post-graduation trainees can be used as reserves only

Training requirements

Before you can examine in our summative OSLERs you must

  • have completed online or face-to-face Hull York Medical School clinical examiner training
  • be up to date with Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity (ED) training from your employer
  • have observed a summative OSLER station and ideally also have been observed for at least one summative OSLER station before examining independently for the first time

Completion of the OSLER examiner training will be recognised with a certificate confirming 2 CPD points from Hull York Medical School. 

From 2025-26 Examiner training is valid for 3 years and is specific to prepare potential examiners for examining OSLERs. 

Unconscious bias training must also be completed, is valid for 3 years, and will be recognised with a certificate confirming 1 CPD point.

Training dates

We have several training dates, both face-to-face and online, throughout the year. See the dates below and book your attendance by emailing exams@hyms.ac.uk.

Year 5 OSLER

Monday 8 March, Thursday 11 March - Wednesday 17 March 2027
Hull and York Hospitals

Tuesday 11 May - Wednesday 12 May 2027
York Hospital

Year 4 OSLER

Tuesday 18 May - Tuesday 25 May 2027
Hull and York Hospitals

Monday 12 July - Tuesday 13 July 2027
Hull Hospitals

Year 3 OSCE

Thursday 27 May 2027
University of Hull

Tuesday 20 July 2027
University of Hull

Year 2 OSCE

Friday 28 May 2027
University of Hull

Tuesday 27 July 2027
University of Hull

How to become a clinical examiner

If you are interested in becoming a clinical examiner, contact Dr Nicola Taylor, Deputy Director for Assessment (Clinical) or email exams@hyms.ac.uk.

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