You may argue, "But, I'm not asking for eradicating the character of individual examiner - just that they should agree on certain minimum criteria of passing a candidate before they start the examination."
That sounds logical, eh?
In fact, KL, our star teacher, made the same suggestion - not only once but on a few separate occasions recently.
For this, I am worried.
Let me explain by a hypothetical example:
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Suppose, in our examination, we put up a short case or practical station: Please measure the blood pressure of this patient. (Don't laugh because it appears too simple. I put this up for the benefit of readers without a medical background. And, after all, it is not that simple.)
Examiner #1 suggests: A candidate could pass if, in addition to measuring the blood pressure in the conventional manner, the candidate takes the effort of making sure the patient has rested for some time before the measurement, and when was the blood pressure medicine last taken.
Examiner #2 agrees. But, after a while, he suggests: A candidate should also pass if, in addition to measuring the blood pressure while the patient is lying flat, the candidate measures the blood pressure of both arms, and does check for postural change in blood pressure.
What do you think would happen ?
Suppose, in our examination, we put up a short case or practical station: Please measure the blood pressure of this patient. (Don't laugh because it appears too simple. I put this up for the benefit of readers without a medical background. And, after all, it is not that simple.)
Examiner #1 suggests: A candidate could pass if, in addition to measuring the blood pressure in the conventional manner, the candidate takes the effort of making sure the patient has rested for some time before the measurement, and when was the blood pressure medicine last taken.
Examiner #2 agrees. But, after a while, he suggests: A candidate should also pass if, in addition to measuring the blood pressure while the patient is lying flat, the candidate measures the blood pressure of both arms, and does check for postural change in blood pressure.
What do you think would happen ?
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