Recruitment to two year Foundation Programmes August 2014: Stage 1
Outcome for Peninsula Medical School (PMS) Students
206 PMS students were eligible to apply for the two year foundation programme. 6 students secured an academic foundation post, 2 went on to MOD training in a different region and 3 students did not apply. Of the 195 students who applied 44 (22.6%) put the Peninsula Foundation School as their first choice compared with a national mean of 44.6% choosing their home foundation school first.
52 PMS students have a place in the Peninsula Foundation school, of which 18 (35%) put another school as their first choice but have been allocated a place in the Peninsula. 10 PMS students put the Peninsula as their first choice but did not secure a place. In this first stage of recruitment there are 15 PMS students on the national reserve list.
Chart 1: Foundation School destinations of PMS Students on the primary list
Nationally 92% of applicants on the primary list got one of their top 5 foundation schools. 84% (156) of PMS students got a top five choice and 46% (86) have secured their first choice. The worst outcome for a PMS student on the primary list was 20th choice
Table 1: Comparison of PMS student allocations since 2009 (primary list)
| . | 2009 entry | 2010 entry | 2011 entry | 2012 entry | 2013 entry | 2014 entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of PMS students in Peninsula Foundation School | 66% | 55% | 43% | 44% | 39% | 26% |
Composition of the Peninsula Foundation School (at stage 1)
Table 2: Comparison of the composition of the Peninsula Foundation School since 2009
| . | 2009 entry | 2010 entry | 2011 entry | 2012 entry | 2013 entry | 2014 entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants from PMS | 48% | 37% | 38% | 33% | 34% | 27% |
| Applicants from other UK medical schools | 51% | 61% | 61% | 64% | 65% | 71% |
| Applicants from schools outside the UK | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% |