Development and usage of a secure assessment software system for the medical education

Abstract

The regulation governing the licensing of physicians in Germany requires a large amount of examinations in medical curricula. The usage of computer-based assessment software, especially for case based examinations, is recommended. Today most systems available use a web-based approach. However, this approach reveals a lack of legal certainty and fail-safety with respect to problems related to the network and the application. To solve these problems a secure assessment software has been developed which is successfully used at the University of Heidelberg.