Recruitment to two year Foundation Programmes August 2015: Stage 1
Outcome for Peninsula Medical School (PMS) Students
207 PMS students were eligible to apply for the two year foundation programme. 8 students secured an academic foundation post, 2 went on to MOD training and 1 student did not apply. Of the 196 students who applied 38 (19%) put the Peninsula Foundation School as their first choice compared with a national mean of % choosing their home foundation school first.
45 PMS students have a place in the Peninsula Foundation school, of which 13 (29%) put another school as their first choice but have been allocated a place in the Peninsula. 6 PMS students put the Peninsula as their first choice but did not secure a place. In this first stage of recruitment there are 12 PMS students on the national reserve list and 2 applicants have withdrawn their application.
Chart 1: Foundation School destinations of PMS Students on the primary list
Nationally % of applicants on the primary list got one of their top 5 foundation schools. 83% (151) of PMS students got a top five choice and 58% (106) have secured their first choice. The worst outcome for a PMS student on the primary list was 19th choice
Table 1: Comparison of PMS student allocations since 2009 (primary list)
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2009 entry |
2010 entry |
2011 entry |
2012 entry |
2013 entry |
2014 entry |
2015 entry |
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% of PMS students in Peninsula Foundation School |
66% |
55% |
43% |
44% |
39% |
26% |
24% |
Composition of the Peninsula Foundation School (at stage 1)
Table 2: Comparison of the composition of the Peninsula Foundation School since 2009
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2009 entry |
2010 entry |
2011 entry |
2012 entry |
2013 entry |
2014 entry |
2015 entry |
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Applicants from PMS |
48% |
37% |
38% |
33% |
34% |
27% |
24% |
|
Applicants from other UK medical schools |
51% |
61% |
61% |
64% |
65% |
71% |
74% |
|
Applicants from schools outside the UK |
1% |
2% |
1% |
3% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
Natalie Band
Foundation School Administrator
March 2015