title: Single best answer question-writing tips for clinicians.
abstract: Assessment is essential for progression in medical careers. Thus, an important aspect of developing as a clinical teacher is the ability to produce high-quality assessments for junior colleagues. The single best answer (SBA) question format is becoming ubiquitous in the assessment of the application of knowledge in clinical medicine; writing this style of examination question can be a challenge. This concise guide highlights key SBA question-writing tips, aiming to help aspiring clinical teachers set high-quality knowledge assessments.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Medicine Programme, American University of Beirut Medical Centre, Beirut, Lebanon.|Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.affiliation: Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.|St Anne's College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: B H L
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States; D014956:Writing / Q000592:standards*