APGO Undergraduate Web-Based Interactive Self-Examination (uWISE)

Welcome to uWise.
The APGO Undergraduate Web-Based Interactive Self-Evaluation.

The uWise system is currently down for service. Due to inclement weather in the DC region, repair is taking much longer than we anticipated. We appreciate your patience. (February 9, 2010)

 Already have a log-in ID and password? Go directly to the quizzes.

Please note: uWISE is copyrighted. As such, the uWISE questions and/or quizzes may not be printed, copied, altered or utilized in any way other than in their present online format.

This 529-question interactive self-exam helps medical students acquire the necessary basic knowledge in obstetrics and gynecology, regardless of future medical specialty choice.

This is achieved through self-assessment, using the uWISE clinical vignettes, with multiple-choice questions and five (5) possible answers with immediate explanation and feedback. Some questions are enhanced with images to augment the learning process.

uWise is also an excellent tool to prepare for the NBME ob-gyn subject exam and national licensure examinations. In addition, reports on your students' performance and comparisons to the national means will be sent to you twice a year, in January and June. Click here to access a sample report.

uWise questions are based on, and linked to, the 8th edition of the APGO Medical Student Educational Objectives. Each quiz represents one APGO Objective and contains 10 questions for each Objective (except for Objectives 57 and 58).

Uses for uWISE
There are several ways for students and faculty to utilize the uWISE questions:

Students
1. Pre-self-assessment prior to a didactic session on a specific topic
2. Post self-assessment after a didactic session
3. Practice questions prior to the shelf or department exam
4. Practice questions prior to Step II USMLE CK exam
5. Increase knowledge base through feedback provided

Faculty, including clerkship directors
6. Become more familiar with the APGO Objectives
7. Use clinical vignettes for discussion at didactic sessions
8. Identify weak areas in the curriculum, by topic
9. Compare performance among students and national mean, by topic.
 

Access uWISE
Access to the individual password-protected quizzes is through an annual APGO member department subscription of $500. The nonmember cost is $800. Order uWISE today and make this important self-study resource available to your students.

PLEASE NOTE: The uWISE quizzes are copyrighted and may not be used to create specialized tests within an institution.

Click here to subscribe using the PDF form, which you will complete and fax to APGO at (410) 451-9568. Please note: It may take up to 3 business days to process your id and password.

For questions or concerns regarding uWISE, please contact Adryon Montgomery at apgoadmin@apgo.org. Technical assistance is only available Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 4:30 pm EST.

Click here view a sample quiz (enter "sample" for username and "testing" for password).

If you already have a user name and password, please select the unit, below, you wish to work on; the link will take you to the individual Objectives. Click on an Objective title to log in and complete the test.

Unit One: Approach to the Patient
Unit Two: Obstetrics
Unit Three: Gynecology
Unit Four: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Unit Five: Neoplasia
Unit Six: Human Sexuality
Unit Seven: Violence Against Women

This project was made possible by:
The Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Copyright 2006.

Lead Editor
Maya M. Hammoud, MD, Weill Cornell Medical School, Qatar

Contributing Editors
Susan M. Cox, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
John L. Dalrymple, MD, University of California, Davis Medical Center
Lorraine Dugoff, MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Nadine T. Katz, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Donna D. Wachter, APGO Executive Director
Claire D. Herbert, APGO Communications Director

Contributing Authors:
Erika Banks, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Deborah A. Bartholomew, MD; Ohio State University
Abby C. Eblen MD, University of Louisville School of Medicine
Amy Boardman, MD, Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC
Daniel Breitkopf, MD, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston
Brian C. Brost, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Matrice W. Browne, MD, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital
William M. Burke, MD, University of Michigan Medical School
Mark Chames, MD, University of Michigan Medical School
John L. Dalrymple, MD, University of California, Davis Medical Center
Ashlesha Dayal, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Lorraine Dugoff, MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Abby C. Eblen, MD, University of Louisville School of Medicine
Eve L. Epsey, MD, MPH, University of New Mexico
Robert F. Flora, MD, MBA, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Gabriella Gosman, MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Cassing Hammond , MD, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Gerard F. Hansen, MD, New Jersey Medical School
Theodore B. Jones, MD, Wayne State University
Nadine T. Katz, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Lisa M. Keder, MD, Ohio State University
Amy E. Kesselman, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Paul M. Krueger, DO, UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine
Paul L. Lemen, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Charles J. Macri, MD, George Washington University
Jill Mauldin, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
Ellen Mozurkewich, MD, University of Michigan Medical School
David McKenna, MD, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, NC
Erika E. Nelson, MD, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Edward Peskin, MD, UMass Memorial Health Care
Archana Pradhan, MD, MPH, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Esther Schmuel, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Caren M. Stalburg, MD, University of Michigan Medical School
Gary Sutkin, MD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center