Part A Results and Feedback
Marking
Papers are anonymised and marked by examiners working individually.
The process of marking Part A examination questions and reaching agreement as to the final mark on each question for each candidate is as follows:
- For Paper I, two examiners each mark two questions, that is pair A mark questions 1 & 2, pair B mark questions 3 & 4, etc.
- For Paper II, two examiners each mark Paper IIA and two different examiners each mark Paper IIB.
A total of 14 examiners are therefore involved in marking the examination scripts from each sitting of the Part A. This process ensures that each script is double marked.
Each examiner marks their allotted scripts independently. Questions in Paper I are each marked out of 10, while each section (A & B) of Paper II is marked out of 50.
The paired examiners then discuss and compare their results in order to reach a set of agreed marks for each script. The two agreed marks from each examiner are averaged to derive the final mark for that question for each candidate.
Before submitting their agreed marks, examiners need to ensure that their two separate marks comply with certain rules:
- In Paper I, the two marks may not differ by more than 2 points (e.g. a 5 and a 7 is satisfactory but not a 5 and an 8).
- In Paper II, the two marks may not differ by more than 5 points (10%).
- In either Paper, the two marks may not constitute a difference between a pass and a fail, i.e. they must both be either pass marks or fail marks, e.g. 3 & 4, or 5 & 6, but not 4 & 5 (or in Paper II: 23 & 24, or 25 & 26, but not 24 & 25).
If their individual marks do not meet these rules, the examiners discuss how they reached their marks on those candidates' papers. This may sometimes lead to one or both of the examiners agreeing to change their mark(s) to ensure the rules are met (either by increasing or decreasing), or they may agree to re-mark that candidate's paper. Re-marking is often carried out when the results span the pass/fail borderline. The results following re-marking are again compared and any remaining discrepancies are re-discussed. This process continues until the rules are met, which is usually achieved within two reviews.
The final mark on each paper for every candidate sitting the examination is individually discussed and agreed at the Examinations Board meeting. Candidates must pass both Paper I and Paper II separately in order to pass overall. For further details see the Part A marking algorithm used by the Executive Examiners.
Extenuating Circumstances
Candidates may inform FPH of serious circumstances that occurred in the three weeks up to and including the date of the examination and that have adversely affected their examination performance. For further information see here.
Notification
Examination results will be sent first class and marked ‘private and confidential' within two to three days of the Part A results meeting. A pass list and results summary will also be published on the Faculty website on the second Monday following the Part A results meeting. Examination results will not be given over the telephone. Results are not posted in the Faculty premises.
The result for all candidates will be sent to Faculty Advisers and Programme Directors.
All candidates who are unsuccessful in the examination will receive feedback on their examination performance in the form of marks as well as the question key points and examiners' general comments. Candidates will not receive detailed individual feedback.
Banking
It is possible to 'bank' papers at Part A. This means that if the candidate does not pass the examination but has passed an individual paper, this result can be banked so that the candidate need not sit this paper again. This is feasible due to the explicit separation of knowledge and skills between Papers I and II.
Please note the following:
- An individual paper (I or II) may be banked only when it has been passed and only when an overall score of 100/200 or more has been attained in the examination as a whole.
- Candidates who bank a paper at a sitting must then sit the remaining paper at each subsequent examination.
- A candidate will only be considered for a prize at their first sitting of the examination.
- There will be no change in the examination fees for sittings of individual papers.
- Candidates must continue to take both parts (papers) of the examination at the same sitting, unless a paper has been banked previously.
Appeals
Candidates who wish to appeal against their examination results should consult the appeal procedures.
Latest Results
Examination date: June 2011
| Results summary | |
|---|---|
| Candidates who sat the examination | 104 |
| Candidates who passed | 49 |
| Candidates who failed | 42 |
| Candidates who banked paper I | 10 |
| Candidates who banked paper II | 3 |
| % who banked a paper | 13% |
| % who banked a paper or passed | 60% |
| Examination Pass Rate % | 47% |
| Candidates who sat the examination in UK Public Health training schemes | 67 |
| Candidates who passed | 40 |
| Candidates who banked a paper | 9 |
| Pass Rate for those in UK Public Health training schemes | 60% |
| % who banked a paper or passed | 73% |
| Successful Candidates | |
| (Please note that candidates will receive official notification by post) |
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| Dr Emma Andrew |
Dr Rachel Mearkle |
| Dr Jane Bethea |
Mr Dominic Mellon |
| Dr Stella Botchway |
Miss Suzanne Meredith |
| Miss Liann Brookes-Smith |
Dr Anna Morris |
| Dr Naomi Frances Bush |
Dr Sau Yin Ng |
| Dr Marina Buswell |
Ms Flora Ogilvie |
| Dr Matthew Castleden |
Mrs Gillian O'Neill |
| Ms Sarah Crouch |
Dr Oyinlola Oyebode |
| Miss Sarah Cuthbertson |
Dr Fiona Pathiraja |
| Dr Stephen Dorey |
Ms Sarah Payne |
| Miss Amanda Drakeley |
Dr Richard Pinder |
| Mr Paul Fisher |
Mrs Amy Potter |
| Dr On Yee Fung |
Dr Paul Rutter |
| Dr Kate Glyn-Owen |
Miss Katherine Scammell |
| Mrs Helen Gollins |
Dr Louise Sigfrid |
| Miss Kirsty Anne Hewitt |
Dr Rebecca Somerville |
| Ms Clare Humphreys |
Ms Julia Diane Steiner |
| Dr Marjorie Johnston |
Mrs Miranda Sutters |
| Dr Margaret Kvello |
Mr Dean Wallace |
| Dr Ali Latif |
Mrs Sarah Weld |
| Dr Jennifer Leslie |
Ms Rachel Wigglesworth |
| Mr Sion Lingard |
Miss Toni Williams |
| Dr Kirsty Little |
Dr Claire Winslade |
| Miss Susan Matthews |
Dr Kin Ho Wong |
| Mr Joseph McDonnell |
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