The purpose of the MSC-AA Board is to lead the development of the different streams of the MSC Assessment Alliance on behalf of the Medical Schools Council. The Board will consider the interests of partner schools and other stakeholders in its decision making and advice to the Medical Schools Council.

The overarching aim of the MSC-AA is to help ensure the confidence of the public, employers and the regulatory body in the quality of medical school graduates by:  

• Developing the highest quality assessment items for undergraduate students and thus to enhance their learning experiences
• Sharing experience and adding value through collaboration rather than competition
• Demonstrating the equivalence of the standards applied by medical schools

The Board will consider the interests of partner schools and other stakeholders in its decision making and advice to the Medical Schools Council about the Assessment Alliance. The MSC-AA Board represents the views of all partner schools and therefore refers to the Reference Group* for reports and opinions regarding the MSC-AA and its development.
 
The membership of the Board, as at 2 November 2011, is:

Professor Val Wass (Chair)
Keele University

Dr Emyr Benbow
University of Manchester

Dr Kathy Boursicot
St George’s, University of London

Dr Inam Haq
Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Professor Neil Johnson
Warwick Medical School

Dr Diana Wood
University of Cambridge

Ex officio

Professor Ged Byrne
MSC-AA Development and Delivery Team Director

Dr Katie Petty-Saphon
Medical Schools Council, Executive Director

Professor Tony Weetman
Medical Schools Council, Chair

Co-opted

Professor John Cookson
Special Advisor for MSC-AA and ex-chair of UMAP

Professor Simon Maxwell
Chair, Prescribing Skills Assessment Steering Group

Professor Paul O'Neill
Representative, Host School MSC-AA


* Reference Group
The purpose of the MSC-AA Reference Group is to represent the interests of all partner schools and to inform the direction of the development of the MSC-AA. The Reference Group is a source of expertise on undergraduate medical assessment, and as such may be called upon by the MSC-AA Board to suggest and conduct research, pilots or other relevant pieces of work.