Rapid transition to online assessment: Practical steps and unanticipated advantages

The COVID-19 epidemic has required a paradigmatic shift in the delivery of medical education. By necessity, web-based learning has been widely adopted by medical educators to deliver content. Surrogate approaches to assessment have been less intuitive and must follow quickly. In a span of several weeks, we converted a multi-day, formative comprehensive assessment experience , which emphasizes the integration of medical knowledge, communication, information synthesis, and professionalism, into a fully digital platform to accommodate 105 second-year medical students.