Ohwovoriole A E, Obembe A
Med Educ. 1987 May;21(3):250-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1987.tb00698.x.
Efforts at the local training of postgraduate doctors in Nigeria started formally in 1970, following the establishment of the Nigerian Fellowship Programme, now called the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. The programme consists of three sets of examinations termed Primary, Part I and Part II examinations. This report is an analysis of the performance at examinations conducted by the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. Since its inception in 1970, a total of 4388 attempts at the various examinations of the College had been made by November 1984. The mean pass rate was 38.8%. Pass rates in the Primary and Part I examinations were similar to each other and to pass rates in similar examinations in other countries. Pass rates were much higher in the Part II or final examinations. The College has produced a total of 145 Fellows during the period under review. Of these 36, 34, 27 and 13 respectively were in internal medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, general surgery and paediatrics. All other faculties accounted for 35 of the 145 Fellows. Applications for these examinations have increased tremendously in recent years and this trend is likely to continue in the future. The pace at which candidates complete the programme appears slow. The possible causes of the apparent poor performance of the College and ways of improving it are discussed.
1970年尼日利亚研究生医生的本地培训工作正式启动，这是在尼日利亚奖学金计划（现称为尼日利亚国家研究生医学院）设立之后。该计划包括三组考试，即初级考试、第一部分考试和第二部分考试。本报告是对尼日利亚国家研究生医学院所举办考试成绩的分析。自1970年成立以来，截至1984年11月，学院各类考试的总报考次数达4388次。平均通过率为38.8%。初级考试和第一部分考试的通过率彼此相近，也与其他国家类似考试的通过率相近。第二部分或期末考试的通过率则高得多。在本报告所涉期间，学院共培养了145名研究员。其中，内科、妇产科、普通外科和儿科的研究员人数分别为36、34、27和13名。其他所有学科的研究员人数占145名研究员总数的35名。近年来，这些考试的报考人数大幅增加，而且这一趋势在未来可能会持续。考生完成该计划的速度似乎较慢。本文讨论了学院表现明显不佳的可能原因以及改进方法。
