Over 100 medical residents who failed the second stage of the final certification claimed that the exam tasks contained errors and did not match their specialty. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Graduates from medical universities in Almaty, Karaganda, Turkistan, Semey, and West Kazakhstan Region filed complaints.
Illogical translation
According to students, many questions in Kazakh were formulated illogically, making them difficult to understand. Some suggest the text may have been automatically translated.
Questions not in line with specialty
Additionally, residents assert that the tasks did not always correspond to their training profile. For instance, oncologist Aigerim Yerkinbekova said she passed the first stage successfully but received questions on infectious diseases in the second stage. According to her, radiologists were also provided with poor-quality medical images, which complicated task completion.
Errors not reviewed
Another complaint concerns the lack of result analysis. They reported that the National Testing Center did not provide information about the mistakes made, so they cannot understand the reasons for their grades.
Ministry's response
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health stated that the exam materials underwent multi-stage testological, methodological, and content expertise. According to the ministry, the translation into Kazakh was done by specialists, and all clinical cases corresponded to the chosen specialties.
Graduates who did not pass the final certification have the right to appeal.
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