Medical students at the University of Glasgow will have to resit an exam after "evidence of collusion" between students was discovered.

The test affected was a practical exam where students are faced with a number of clinical challenges, known as the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE).

The university declared the exam void after they discovered a small group of students had been sharing exam information using social media.

"The responsible students are now subject to disciplinary and fitness to practise procedures," the university said

Around 270 undergraduate students will now sit a fresh clinical exam in May.


The head of the university's school of medicine, dentistry and nursing, Professor Matthew Walters, said it was "disappointing" to have discovered the collusion.

"In an abundance of caution, and with the interests of the public as our primary concern, we didn't feel we could use that examination as the assessment to ensure that our students are fit and ready to graduate and work on the wards," he said.

Prof Walters said the class had understood the importance of having a trusted assessment and had been "accepting of the decision to rerun the whole exam".

Professor Walters said social media posed a "big threat" for universities.

"All medical universities who run OSCE exams have this potential threat and have to take security very seriously," he said.