Roussel Francis, Gehanno Jean-François, Ladner Joel, Benichou Jacques
University Medical School of Rouen, France.
Med Teach. 2006 Dec;28(8):734-41. doi: 10.1080/01421590601047664.
The faculty to student (F/S) ratio is a key criterion in ranking medical universities. In France, the registration of students at the medical university in their home region is mandatory. At the end of undergraduate studies, students have to take the National Ranking Exam (NRE), and choice of specialty is based on their rank. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between teaching faculty resources in medical universities and the ranking of students on the NRE. All 32 public medical universities with a complete curriculum were included. Correlation of the 2003-2004 F/S ratio with the mean rank of students at the 2004 NRE was assessed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient [r(s)]. The overall university F/S ratios ranged from 1.16 to 2.62 overall, and from 0.68 to 1.63 and 0.47 to 1.08 for tenured and non-tenured positions, respectively. All were significantly correlated with mean rank at the NRE (r(s) = -0.53, r(s) = -0.50, r(s) = -0.52, respectively, all p < 0.01). As this link between teaching means and students' performance has consequences in the competition for career choice, large disparities among medical universities are not legitimate in a regulated model. Deregulation of regional applications should be considered to come close to equality of opportunity.
师生比是医学院校排名的关键标准。在法国，医学生必须在其家乡地区的医学院校注册。本科学习结束时，学生必须参加全国排名考试（NRE），专业选择基于他们的排名。本研究的目的是调查医学院校的教师资源与学生在全国排名考试中的排名之间的关系。纳入了所有32所拥有完整课程的公立医学院校。使用斯皮尔曼等级相关系数[r(s)]评估2003 - 2004年师生比与2004年全国排名考试中学生平均排名的相关性。总体而言，大学的师生比在1.16至2.62之间，终身职位和非终身职位的师生比分别在0.68至1.63和0.47至1.08之间。所有这些都与全国排名考试中的平均排名显著相关（r(s)分别为 - 0.53、 - 0.50、 - 0.52，均p < 0.01）。由于教学资源与学生成绩之间的这种联系在职业选择竞争中产生影响，在规范模式下，医学院校之间的巨大差异是不合理的。应考虑放宽地区申请规定，以接近机会平等。
