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

Abstract

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of ranking students based on their educational performance measure and situational judgement test performance would be superseded by a preferencing algorithm that disregards academic merit.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.

Keywords

• Medical school examinations
• Foundation program applications