Table 1.
Candidates undertaking the web-based certification examinations hosted by the Colleges of Medicine of South Africaa,b.
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Total, n (%) | 2020, n (%) | 2021, n (%) |
| Candidates who registered for certification examinations | 3105 (100) | 2005 (64.57) | 1100 (35.43) |
| Candidates who withdrew from the online written examinations | 293 (100) | 266 (90.78) | 27 (9.22) |
| Candidates who passed the online written examinations | 2799 (100) | 1732 (61.88) | 1067 (38.12) |
| Candidates who were invited to the web-based SOEc,d | 1525 (100) | 646 (42.36) | 879 (57.64) |
| Candidates who withdrew from the web-based SOE | 58 (100) | 24 (41.38) | 34 (58.62) |
| Candidates who participated in the web-based SOE | 1467 (100) | 622 (42.39) | 845 (57.6) |
| Candidates who passed the web-based SOE | 1159 (100) | 497 (42.88) | 662 (57.12) |
| Candidates who were admitted (passed the online written and web-based SOEs) | 1159 (100) | 497 (42.88) | 662 (57.12) |
aPass rate of virtual SOE: total=79% (1159/1467), year 2020=79.9% (497/622), year 2021=78.3% (662/845).
bOverall pass rate: total=86.5% (2433/2812, year 2020=91% (1583/1739), year 2021=79.2% (850/1073).
cSOE: structured oral examination.
dOnly exit-level certification examinations include virtual SOEs.