Mark Gurnell

Biographic Data

ID9555686
NAMEMark Gurnell
GIVEN NAMESMark
FAMILY NAMEGurnell
SIGNATUREGURNELL M
AFFILIATIONSWellcome–MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK
ORCID0000-0001-5745-6832
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • The influence of candidates’ race on examiners’ ratings in standardised assessments of clinical practice

    Open AccessCelia Brown, Sarah Khavandi et al.ARTICLEMedical Teacher2025

    Purpose Delivering fair and reliable summative assessments in medical education assumes examiner decision making is devoid of bias. We investigated whether candidate racial appearances influenced examiner ratings in undergraduate clinical exams.Methods We used an internet-based design. Examiners watched a randomised set of six videos of three different white candidates and three different non-white (Asian, black and Chinese) candidates taking a c…

  • Response to

    Celia Brown, Sarah Khavandi et al.ARTICLEMedical Teacher2024

    Dear EditorWe welcome the comments of Ng [1] on our paper evaluating potential racial bias in clinical assessments. We agree that we did not include candidates of every race in the study. We select

  • The influence of candidates’ physical attributes on patient ratings in simulated assessments of clinical practice

    Open AccessCelia Brown, Kerry Badger et al.ARTICLEMedical Teacher2022

    BACKGROUND: We have previously shown that clinical examiners' scoring is not negatively impacted when a candidate has a tattoo, unnatural hair colour, or a regional accent. We investigated whether these physical attributes in exam candidates impact patient scoring. METHODS: Simulated/real patients were randomly assigned to watch five videos of simulated candidate performances of a cranial nerve examination: clear fail, borderline, good, 'clear pa…

  • National inter-rater agreement of standardised simulated-patient-based assessments

    Amir H Sam, Michael D Reid et al.ARTICLEMedical Teacher2021

    PURPOSE: The forthcoming UK Medical Licensing Assessment will require all medical schools in the UK to ensure that their students pass an appropriately designed Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment (CPSA) prior to graduation and registration with a licence to practice medicine. The requirements for the CPSA will be set by the General Medical Council, but individual medical schools will be responsible for implementing their own assessments.…

  • The influence of candidates’ physical attributes on assessors’ ratings in clinical practice

    Open AccessAmir H Sam, Michael D Reid et al.ARTICLEMedical Teacher2021

    BACKGROUND: Assessments of physician competence in the work-place are common and often contribute to high-stakes assessments. Previous research suggests that assessors' judgements can be influenced by candidates' physical attributes. We investigated whether simulated candidates' scores were influenced by assessor bias based on tattoos, hair colour, and a regional accent. METHODS: We used an experimental, video-based, single-blinded, randomised, i…

  • Thinking differently – Students’ cognitive processes when answering two different formats of written question

    Open AccessAmir H Sam, Rebecca Wilson et al.ARTICLEMedical Teacher2021

    BACKGROUND: Single-best answer questions (SBAQs) are common but are susceptible to cueing. Very short answer questions (VSAQs) could be an alternative, and we sought to determine if students' cognitive processes varied across question types and whether students with different performance levels used different methods for answering questions. METHODS: We undertook a 'think aloud' study, interviewing 21 final year medical students at five UK medica…