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This query is addressed to disability officers in Medical schools, but advice/ replies/ shared info from any source welcome, naturally. I have had a query re extra time for timed clinical assessments, Objective Structured Clinical Examinations, and how this should be administered in the case of dyslexic students. The students take part (in small groups) in a series of simulated clinical examinations. They are shown a slide, x-ray, or photograph are given an oral question and must write down the answer, all within the space of 4.5 minutes. When the time is up a pre-set bell rings and they must rush off to the next 'station', their places being taken by the next group of medics. Each student has to complete 12 of these clinical assessments. This exercise constitutes an important of the set of examinations -50%- and all students are probably under more pressure than in written examinations. Obviously it is important that dyslexic students are allowed extra time. What we are suggesting is that a dyslexic student be timetabled at the end of a session and in a group of 1. Also does a strict pro rata division of the time allowance work fairly in this situation? I should be interested to hear how other medical schools organise this. Kate Dresser Dyslexia Resource Centre [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%