Journal article : Letter

“Out of the frying pan and into the fire” – the UKFPO’s recent changes are a short-sighted response to a complicated problem

Abstract:: In June 2023, the UK Foundation Programme Office announced that the previous method of ranking students based on their educational performance measure and situational judgement test performance would be superseded by a preferencing algorithm that disregards academic merit. We outline our strong objections to this policy.

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Skan, O., Saini, K., & Armstrong, E. (2024). “Out of the frying pan and into the fire” – the UKFPO’s recent changes are a short-sighted response to a complicated problem. BMC Medical Education, 24(1).

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Skan, O, et al. “‘Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire’ – the UKFPO’s Recent Changes Are a Short-Sighted Response to a Complicated Problem.” BMC Medical Education, vol. 24, no. 1, 2024.

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Skan, O, K Saini, and E Armstrong. 2024. “‘Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire’ – the UKFPO’s Recent Changes Are a Short-Sighted Response to a Complicated Problem.” BMC Medical Education 24 (1).
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Institution:: University of Oxford
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Institution:: University of Oxford
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Publisher:: BioMed Central
Journal:: BMC Medical Education More from this journal
Volume:: 24
Issue:: 1
Article number:: 683
Publication date:: 2024-06-20
Acceptance date:: 2024-05-22
DOI:: 10.1186/s12909-024-05594-w
EISSN:: 1472-6920

Language:: English
Keywords:: Foundation program applications

Medical school examinations
Subtype:: Letter
Pubs id:: 2289251
Local pid:: pubs:2289251
Source identifiers:: 2058712
Deposit date:: 2024-06-21
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_4e399ef332d14eda9c33bb9597c944fa

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