Table 5.
Predictors of pass at first attempt at Part A and Part B MRCS for UK medical graduates on multivariate analysis
| Variable | Part A | Part B | ||
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) n=2585 |
Adjusted OR (95% CI) n=2575 |
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) n=755 |
Adjusted OR (95% CI) n=755 |
|
|
Educational performance measure Decile |
1.50 (1.45 to 1.56) |
1.55 (1.48 to 1.61) |
1.23 (1.15 to 1.32) |
1.23 (1.14 to 1.32) |
|
Educational performance measure Additional degree points |
1.16 (1.09 to 1.23) |
1.20 (1.13 to 1.29) |
1.09 (0.97 to 1.23) |
1.17 (1.04 to 1.33) |
|
Educational performance measure Publication score |
1.17 (1.04 to 1.31) |
1.14 (1.01 to 1.28) |
1.04 (0.85 to 1.28) |
1.02 (0.83 to 1.26) |
| Situational judgement test | 1.02 (0.99 to 1.04) |
1.02 (0.99 to 1.05) |
1.04 (0.99 to 1.09) |
1.02 (0.97 to 1.10) |
|
Gender* Males vs females |
– | 1.60 (1.17 to 2.10) |
– | 0.97 (0.66 to 1.43) |
|
Ethnicity* White vs non-white |
– | 0.70 (0.51 to 0.96) |
– | 1.86 (1.29 to 2.69) |
| Ethnicity* gender | – | 1.97 (1.33 to 2.91) |
– | – |
|
Graduate on entry into medicine Non-graduates vs graduates |
– | 2.23 (1.73 to 2.87) |
– | 2.54 (1.57 to 4.13) |
ORs are unadjusted and then adjusted for sociodemographic predictors of MRCS success.
*P=0.002 for interaction between ethnicity and gender in MRCS Part A model.
MRCS, Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons.