2018 Series 2

Clinical Radiology Examiner

Report
CONTENTS

Contents
2018 Series 2 Overall Part 2 ............................................................................................................................. 3
Pass Rates ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
Pass Rates – All Candidates ......................................................................................................................... 3
Pass Rates – Candidates by Attempt ........................................................................................................... 3
Pass Rates – Candidates by Branch ............................................................................................................ 3
e-Film Reading .................................................................................................................................................. 4
2018 Series 2 ................................................................................................................................................ 4
Historical Data: 2014 – 2018 ......................................................................................................................... 4
Radiology MCQ ................................................................................................................................................. 6
2018 Series 2 ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Historical Data: 2014 - 2018 .......................................................................................................................... 6
Pathology MCQ ................................................................................................................................................. 8
2018 Series 2 ................................................................................................................................................ 8
Historical Data: 2014 - 2018 .......................................................................................................................... 8
Abdominal ........................................................................................................................................................ 10
2018 Series 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 10
Historical Data: 2014 – 2018 ....................................................................................................................... 10
Neuro/Head & Neck ......................................................................................................................................... 12
2018 Series 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 12
Historical Data: 2014 – 2018 ....................................................................................................................... 12
Thoracic & Cardiovascular............................................................................................................................... 14
2018 Series 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 14
Historical Data: 2014 – 2018 ....................................................................................................................... 14
Breast/O&G ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
2018 Series 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 16
Historical Data: 2014 – 2018 ....................................................................................................................... 16
Musculoskeletal ............................................................................................................................................... 18
2018 Series 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 18
Historical Data: 2014 – 2018 ....................................................................................................................... 18
Paediatrics ....................................................................................................................................................... 20
2018 Series 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 20
Historical Data: 2014 – 2018 ....................................................................................................................... 20
Pathology Viva ................................................................................................................................................. 22
2018 Series 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 22
Historical Data: 2014 – 2018 ....................................................................................................................... 22

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 2018 SERIES 2 OVERALL PART 2
PASS RATES
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Pass Rates – All Candidates
Trainee / IMG Total Candidates Overall Passes Pass Rate (%)
# IMG Candidates 62 14 22.6
# Trainees 119 58 48.7
Total 181 72 39.8

Pass Rates – Candidates by Attempt

Passed
# of Candidates Pass Rate (%)
Everything
Attempt 181 72 39.8
Sitting 1st time - All Candidates 54 9 16.7
Trainees 31 8 25.8
IMGs 23 1 4.3
Sitting 2nd time - All Candidates 74 36 48.6
Trainees 60 32 53.3
IMGs 14 4 28.6
Sitting 3nd time - All Candidates 29 14 48.3
Trainees 13 8 61.5
IMGs 16 6 37.5
Sitting Final - All Candidates 22 13 59.1
Trainees 13 10 76.9
IMGs 9 3 33.3

Pass Rates – Candidates by Branch

Branch Total Candidates Overall Passes Pass Rate (%)
ACT 2 1 50.0
NSW 39 15 38.5
NT 0 0 -
NZ 22 9 40.9
QLD 14 8 57.1
SA 10 3 30.0
TAS 1 1 100.0
VIC 23 15 65.2

WA 8 6 75.0
IMGs Excluded

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 E-FILM READING
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2018 Series 2
# of Candidates Passed Exam Pass Rate (%)
Overall 117 60 51.28
Trainees 71 42 59.15
IMGs 46 18 39.13
Table 1 - 2018 Series 2 overall number of candidates and pass rate for e-Film Reading

Historical Data: 2014 – 2018

Year Pass Rate - Series 1 (%) Pass Rate - Series 2 (%)
2014 55.65 61.80
2015 66.41 59.49
2016 64.71 64.29
2017 62.60 54.74
2018 46.92 51.28
Table 2 - Overall pass rate for e-Film Reading Examination broken down into Year and Series

e-Film Reading - Overall Pass Rate by Series/Year

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

e-Film Reading Series 1 e-Film Reading Series 2

Figure 1 - Line graph of the overall pass rate for e-Film Reading Examination by year and series.

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 Pass Rate (%)
e-Film Reading
Trainee IMG
Trainee Trainee
IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2
Year Series 1 Series 2
2014 65.6% 70.2% 29.4% 46.9%
2015 70.5% 59.6% 58.1% 59.3%
2016 69.6% 63.8% 47.8% 65.2%
2017 73.8% 57.1% 38.5% 52.2%
2018 54.3% 59.2% 27.8% 39.1%
Mean 66.7% 62.0% 40.3% 52.5%
Total mean over the past 5 64.4% 46.4%
years
Table 3 –Pass rate of the e-Film Reading Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

E-Film Reading - Trainee/IMG Pass Rate by Year/Series

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Trainee Series 1 Trainee Series 2 IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2

Figure 2 - Column graph of the pass rate for e-Film Reading Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG

e-Film Reading - Min, Max, Mean and Median Pass Rates

70% 66.41% 64.29% 62.60%
59.26% 58.32% 59.49%
60%
51.28%
50% 46.92%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
Min Max Mean Median

e-Film Reading Series 1 e-Film Reading Series 2

Figure 3 – The minimum, maximum, mean and median pass rate for the e-Film Reading component from 2014 to 2018

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RADIOLOGY MCQ
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2018 Series 2

# of Candidates Passed Exam Pass Rate (%)

Overall 59 55 93.22
Trainees 82 81 98.78
IMGs 23 17 73.91
Table 4 - 2018 Series 2 overall number of candidates and pass rate for the Radiology MCQ Exam

Historical Data: 2014 - 2018

Year Pass Rate - Series 1 (%) Pass Rate - Series 2 (%)

2014 82.14 73.58

2015 76.58 79.10
2016 89.53 91.30
2017 93.33 75.00
2018 93.33 93.22
Table 5 - Overall pass rate for Radiology MCQ Examination broken down into Year and Series

Radiology MCQ - Overall Pass Rate by Series/Year

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Radiology MCQ Series 1 Radiology MCQ Series 2

Figure 4 - Line graph of the overall pass rate for Radiology MCQ Examination by year and series.

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 Pass Rate (%)
Radiology MCQ
Trainee IMG
Trainee Trainee
IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2
Year Series 1 Series 2
2014 66.7% 87.8% 64.7% 77.8%
2015 59.4% 83.5% 70.4% 85.0%
2016 94.7% 88.1% 93.3% 90.3%
2017 93.2% 80.0% 93.8% 68.0%
2018 98.8% 97.0% 73.9% 88.5%
Mean 82.5% 87.3% 79.2% 81.9%
Total mean over the past 5 84.9% 80.6%
years
Table 6 - Pass rate of the Radiology MCQ Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG

Radiology - Trainee/IMG Pass Rate by Year/Series

110%
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Trainee Series 1 Trainee Series 2 IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2

Figure 5 – Column graph of the pass rate of the Radiology MCQ Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

Radiology - Min, Max, Mean and Median Pass Rates

100% 93.33% 93.22%
86.98% 89.53%
90% 82.44% 79.10%
76.58% 73.58%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Min Max Mean Median

Radiology MCQ Series 1 Radiology MCQ Series 2

Figure 6 – The minimum, maximum, mean and median pass rate for the Radiology MCQ component from 2014 to 2018

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PATHOLOGY MCQ
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2018 Series 2
# of Candidates Passed Exam Pass Rate (%)
Overall 77 60 77.92
Trainees 47 39 82.98
IMGs 30 21 70.0
Table 7 - 2018 Series 2 overall number of candidates and pass rate for the Pathology MCQ Exam

Historical Data: 2014 - 2018

Year Pass Rate - Series 1 (%) Pass Rate - Series 2 (%)

2014 78.95 70.69

2015 76.11 77.46
2016 75.58 70.91
2017 76.72 76.32
2018 75.00 77.92
Table 8 - Overall pass rate for Pathology MCQ Examination broken down into Year and Series

Pathology MCQ - Overall Pass Rate by Series/Year

80%

78%

76%

74%

72%

70%

68%

66%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Pathology MCQ Series 1 Pathology MCQ Series 2

Figure 7 - Line graph of the overall pass rate for Pathology MCQ Examination by year and series.

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 Pass Rate (%)
Pathology MCQ
Trainee IMG
Trainee Trainee Series
IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2
Year Series 1 2
2014 81.0% 71.4% 73.3% 68.8%
2015 77.1% 85.4% 73.3% 60.9%
2016 77.3% 67.6% 70.0% 77.8%
2017 77.8% 78.3% 74.3% 73.3%
2018 78.6% 83.0% 62.5% 70.0%
Mean 78.3% 77.1% 70.7% 70.1%
Total mean over the past 5 77.7% 70.4%
years
Table 9 - Pass rate of the Pathology MCQ Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

Pathology - Trainee/IMG Pass Rate by Year/Series

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Trainee Series 1 Trainee Series 2 IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2

Figure 8 – Column graph of the pass rate of the Pathology MCQ Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

Pathology - Min, Max, Mean and Median Pass Rates

80% 78.95%
77.92%
78% 76.47% 76.11% 76.32%
76% 75.00% 74.66%
74%
72% 70.69%
70%
68%
66%
Min Max Mean Median

Pathology MCQ Series 1 Pathology MCQ Series 2

Figure 9 – The minimum, maximum, mean and median pass rate for the Pathology MCQ component from 2014 to 2018

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VIVA BODY SYSTEM PASS RATES
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ABDOMINAL
2018 Series 2
EXAM PASS RATE
Pass 67 71.28%
Fail 27 28.72%
# CANDIDATES 94
Table 100 - 2018 Series 2 overall number of candidates and pass rate for Abdominal

Historical Data: 2014 – 2018

Year Pass Rate - Series 1 (%) Pass Rate - Series 2 (%)

2014 69.18 75.68

2015 72.41 57.53
2016 76.74 60.71
2017 54.10 52.88
2018 69.70 71.28
Table 11 - Overall pass rate for Abdominal Viva Examination broken down into Year and Series

Abdominal - Overall Pass Rate by

Series/Year

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Abdominal Series 1 Abdominal Series 2

Figure 10 - Line graph of the overall pass rate for the Abdominal Viva Examination by year and series.

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 Pass Rate (%)
Abdominal
Trainee IMG
Trainee Trainee
IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2
Year Series 1 Series 2
2014 73.3% 77.8% 58.5% 72.4%
2015 73.8% 67.3% 68.8% 37.5%
2016 78.8% 57.1% 70.0% 66.7%
2017 62.4% 55.0% 35.1% 50.0%
2018 74.2% 77.2% 57.1% 62.2%
Mean 72.5% 66.9% 57.9% 57.7%
Total mean over the past 5
69.7% 57.8%
years
Table 12 - Pass rate of the Abdominal Viva Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

Abdominal - Trainee and IMG Pass Rate by Year/Series

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Trainee Series 1 Trainee Series 2 IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2

Figure 11 – Column graph of the pass rate of the Abdominal Viva Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

Abdominal - Min, Max, Mean and Median Pass Rates

100%
90%
76.74% 75.68%
80% 69.70%
68.43%
70% 63.62% 60.71%
60% 54.10% 52.88%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Min Max Mean Median

Abdominal Series 1 Abdominal Series 2

Figure 12 – The minimum, maximum, mean and median pass rate for the Abdominal Viva component from 2014 to 2018

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NEURO/HEAD & NECK
2018 Series 2
EXAM PASS RATE
Pass 58 79.45%
Fail 15 20.55%
# CANDIDATES 73
Table 113 - 2018 Series 2 overall number of candidates and pass rate for Neuro/Head & Neck

Historical Data: 2014 – 2018

Year Pass Rate - Series 1 (%) Pass Rate - Series 2 (%)

2014 79.34 70.69

2015 80.00 68.18
2016 78.26 73.68
2017 77.12 64.94
2018 80.34 79.45
Table 14 - Overall pass rate for Neuro / Head and Neck Viva Examination broken down into Year and Series

Neuro / Head & Neck - Overall Pass Rate by Series/Year

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Neuro / Head & Neck Series 1 Neuro / Head & Neck Series 2

Figure 13 - Line graph of the overall pass rate for the Neuro/Head and Neck Viva Examination by year and series.

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 Pass Rate (%)
Neuro / Head & Neck
Trainee IMG
Trainee Trainee
IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2
Year Series 1 Series 2
2014 81.6% 75.7% 73.5% 61.9%
2015 84.5% 68.3% 67.7% 68.0%
2016 80.6% 73.0% 70.0% 75.0%
2017 80.2% 72.7% 70.3% 54.5%
2018 85.2% 88.1% 65.5% 67.7%
Mean 82.4% 75.6% 69.4% 65.4%
Total mean over the past 5
79.0% 67.4%
years
Table 15 - Pass rate of the Neuro / Head & Neck Viva Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

Neuro / Head & Neck - Trainee and IMG Pass Rate by

Year/Series
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Trainee Series 1 Trainee Series 2 IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2

Figure 14 – Column graph of the pass rate of the Neuro / Head & Neck Viva Examination by year, series and
Trainee/IMG.

Neuro / Head & Neck - Min, Max, Mean and Median Pass
Rates
100%
77.12% 80.34% 79.45% 79.01% 79.34%
80% 71.39% 70.69%
64.94%
60%

40%

20%

0%
Min Max Mean Median

Neuro / Head & Neck Series 1 Neuro / Head & Neck Series 2

Figure 15 – The minimum, maximum, mean and median pass rate for the Neuro / Head and Neck component from 2014
to 2018

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THORACIC & CARDIOVASCULAR
2018 Series 2
EXAM PASS RATE
Pass 75 79.79%
Fail 19 20.21%
# CANDIDATES 94
Table 16 - 2018 Series 2 overall number of candidates and pass rate for Thoracic & Cardiovascular

Historical Data: 2014 – 2018

Year Pass Rate - Series 1 (%) Pass Rate - Series 2 (%)

2014 71.68 70.77

2015 70.34 70.13
2016 68.13 70.59
2017 68.07 72.22
2018 59.82 79.79
Table 17 - Overall pass rate for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Viva Examination broken down into Year and Series

Thoracic & Cardiovascular - Overall Pass Rate by

Series/Year
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Thoracic / Cardiovascular Series 1 Thoracic / Cardiovascular Series 2

Figure 16 – Line graph of the overall pass rate for the Thoracic & Cardiovascular Viva Examination by year and series.

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 Pass Rate (%)
Thoracic / Cardiovascular
Trainee IMG
Trainee Series Trainee
IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2
Year 1 Series 2
2014 71.6% 74.4% 71.9% 63.6%
2015 73.3% 80.4% 62.5% 50.0%
2016 73.1% 67.5% 54.2% 75.0%
2017 78.0% 81.6% 45.9% 61.0%
2018 65.1% 87.9% 44.8% 66.7%
Mean 72.2% 78.4% 55.9% 63.3%
Total mean over the past 5
75.3% 59.6%
years
Table 18 - Pass rate of the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Viva Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

Thoracic/Cardiovascular - Trainee and IMG Pass Rate by

Year/Series
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Trainee Series 1 Trainee Series 2 IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2

Figure 17 – Column graph of the pass rate of the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Viva Examination by year, series and
Trainee/IMG.

Thoracic & Cardiovascular - Min, Max, Mean and Median

Pass Rates
100%
79.79%
80% 70.13% 71.68% 72.70% 68.13% 70.77%
67.61%
59.82%
60%

40%

20%

0%
Min Max Mean Median

Thoracic / Cardiovascular Series 1 Thoracic / Cardiovascular Series 2

Figure 18 – The minimum, maximum, mean and median pass rate for the Thoracic & Cardiovascular component from
2014 to 2018

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BREAST/O&G
2018 Series 2
EXAM PASS RATE
Pass 66 54.10% Failed both components 37
Fail 56 45.90% Failed Breast 5
# CANDIDATES 122 Failed OBGYN 14
Table 19 - 2018 Series 2 overall number of candidates and pass rate for Breast/O&G

Historical Data: 2014 – 2018

Year Pass Rate - Series 1 (%) Pass Rate - Series 2 (%)

2014 77.78 48.33

2015 72.31 58.44
2016 68.93 61.76
2017 48.00 52.21
2018 48.95 54.10
Table 20 - Overall pass rate for Breast/O&G Viva Examination broken down into Year and Series

Breast / O&G - Overall Pass Rate by Series/Year

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Breast / O&G Series 1 Breast / O&G Series 2

Figure 19 – Line graph of the overall pass rate for the Breast/O&G Viva Examination by year and series.

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 Pass Rate (%)
Breast / O&G
Trainee IMG
Trainee Trainee Series
IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2
Year Series 1 2
2014 80.0% 61.1% 71.9% 29.2%
2015 75.6% 66.0% 65.0% 44.4%
2016 75.7% 65.9% 51.7% 55.6%
2017 54.2% 62.5% 35.7% 38.8%
2018 56.7% 65.8% 32.6% 36.7%
Mean 68.4% 64.2% 51.4% 40.9%
Total mean over the past 5
66.3% 46.2%
years
Table 21 - Pass rate of the Breast / O&G Viva Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

Breast / O&G - Trainee and IMG Pass Rate by Year/Series

100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Trainee Series 1 Trainee Series 2 IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2

Figure 20 – Column graph of the pass rate of the Breast / O&G Viva Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

Breast / O&G - Min, Max, Mean and Median Pass Rates

100%
90%
77.78%
80% 68.93%
70% 61.76% 63.19%
60% 54.97% 54.10%
48.00% 48.33%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Min Max Mean Median

Breast / O&G Series 1 Breast / O&G Series 2

Figure 21 – The minimum, maximum, mean and median pass rate for the Breast/O&G component from 2014 to 2018

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MUSCULOSKELETAL
2018 Series 2
EXAM PASS RATE
Pass 58 68.24%
Fail 27 31.76%
# CANDIDATES 85
Table 22 - 2018 Series 2 overall number of candidates and pass rate for Musculoskeletal

Historical Data: 2014 – 2018

Year Pass Rate - Series 1 (%) Pass Rate - Series 2 (%)

2014 86.21 76.47

2015 67.57 80.77
2016 75.86 65.45
2017 73.55 71.95
2018 71.42 68.24
Table 23 - Overall pass rate for MSK Viva Examination broken down into Year and Series

MSK - Overall Pass Rate by Series/Year

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

MSK Series 1 MSK Series 2

Figure 22 – Line graph of the overall pass rate for the MSK Viva Examination by year and series.

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 Pass Rate (%)
MSK
Trainee IMG
Trainee Series Trainee Series
IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2
Year 1 2
2014 88.1% 93.9% 81.3% 44.4%
2015 75.3% 85.4% 50.0% 73.3%
2016 80.3% 60.0% 61.9% 75.0%
2017 76.5% 75.5% 66.7% 66.7%
2018 77.4% 76.5% 53.6% 55.9%
Mean 79.5% 78.3% 62.7% 63.1%
Total mean over the past 5
78.9% 62.9%
years
Table 24 - Pass rate of the MSK Viva Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

MSK - Trainee and IMG Pass Rate by Year/Series

100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Trainee Series 1 Trainee Series 2 IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2

Figure 23 – Column graph of the pass rate of the MSK Viva Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

MSK - Min, Max, Mean and Median Pass Rates

100%
90% 86.21%
80.77%
80% 74.92% 72.58% 73.55% 71.95%
67.57% 65.45%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Min Max Mean Median

MSK Series 1 MSK Series 2

Figure 24 – The minimum, maximum, mean and median pass rate for the MSK component from 2014 to 2018

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PAEDIATRICS
2018 Series 2
EXAM PASS RATE
Pass 67 67.00%
Fail 33 33.00%
# CANDIDATES 100
Table 25 - 2018 Series 2 overall number of candidates and pass rate for Paediatrics

Historical Data: 2014 – 2018

Year Pass Rate - Series 1 (%) Pass Rate - Series 2 (%)

2014 84.21 64.81

2015 79.31 63.64
2016 65.22 62.69
2017 70.63 51.72
2018 66.40 67.00
Table 26 - Overall pass rate for Paediatrics Viva Examination broken down into Year and Series

Paediatrics - Overall Pass Rate by Series/Year

90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Paediatrics Series 1 Paediatrics Series 2

Figure 25 – Line graph of the overall pass rate for the Paediatrics Viva Examination by year and series.

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 Pass Rate (%)
Paediatrics
Trainee IMG
Trainee Trainee Series
IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2
Year Series 1 2
2014 85.7% 72.7% 80.0% 52.4%
2015 82.9% 66.7% 70.6% 58.3%
2016 70.4% 72.1% 47.6% 45.8%
2017 73.2% 54.9% 65.9% 47.2%
2018 70.5% 77.4% 54.5% 50.0%
Mean 76.6% 68.8% 63.7% 50.8%

Total mean over the past 5 72.7% 58.5%

years
Table 28 - Pass rate of the Paediatrics Viva Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

Paediatrics - Trainee and IMG Pass Rate by Year/Series

90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Trainee Series 1 Trainee Series 2 IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2

Figure 26 – Column graph of the pass rate of the Paediatrics Viva Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

Paediatrics - Min, Max, Mean and Median Pass Rates

90% 84.21%
80% 73.16% 70.63%
65.22% 67.00% 63.64%
70% 61.97%
60% 51.72%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Min Max Mean Median

Paediatrics Series 1 Paediatrics Series 2

Figure 27 – The minimum, maximum, mean and median pass rate for the Paediatrics component from 2014 to 2018

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PATHOLOGY VIVA
2018 Series 2
EXAM PASS RATE
Pass 69 74.19%
Fail 24 25.81%
# CANDIDATES 93
Table 29 - 2018 Series 2 overall number of candidates and pass rate for Pathology

Historical Data: 2014 – 2018

Year Pass Rate - Series 1 (%) Pass Rate - Series 2 (%)

2014 77.12 74.19

2015 83.19 57.38
2016 74.47 66.67
2017 73.55 60.49
2018 65.28 74.19
Table 30 - Overall pass rate for Pathology Viva Examination broken down into Year and Series

Pathology Viva - Overall Pass Rate by Series/Year

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Pathology Viva Series 1 Pathology Viva Series 2

Figure 28 – Line graph of the overall pass rate for the Pathology Viva Examination by year and series.

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 Pass Rate (%)
Pathology Viva
Trainee IMG
Trainee Series Trainee Series
IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2
Year 1 2
2014 79.1% 78.9% 71.9% 66.7%
2015 85.4% 66.7% 77.4% 40.9%
2016 78.9% 66.7% 60.9% 66.7%
2017 75.6% 64.6% 69.2% 54.5%
2018 67.0% 78.7% 60.0% 65.6%
Mean 77.2% 71.1% 67.9% 58.9%
Total mean over the past 5
74.2% 63.4%
years
Table 31 - Pass rate of the Pathology Viva Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

Pathology Viva - Trainee and IMG Pass Rate by Year/Series

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Trainee Series 1 Trainee Series 2 IMG Series 1 IMG Series 2

Figure 29 – Column graph of the pass rate of the Pathology Viva Examination by year, series and Trainee/IMG.

Pathology - Min, Max, Mean and Median Pass Rates

80% 78.95%
77.92%
78% 76.47% 76.32%
76.11%
76% 75.00% 74.66%
74%
72% 70.69%
70%
68%
66%
Min Max Mean Median

Pathology MCQ Series 1 Pathology MCQ Series 2

Figure 30 – The minimum, maximum, mean and median pass rate for the Pathology component from 2014 to 2018

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