Ayres P, Rigby A S, Williams R
St James University Hospital, Leeds.
J Public Health Med. 1996 Dec;18(4):390-5. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024535.
The examination for Membership of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine (MFPHM) Part I, has been held for nearly 20 years. It aims 'to test the candidate's knowledge and understanding of the basic sciences of public health'. This paper presents simple statistics from the earliest years up to June 1995 and additional information on more recent sittings.
The number of people taking the examination and the proportion passing were obtained for every sitting from February 1978 to June 1995. Further data have been extracted for all sittings of the examination since the current regulations were introduced. The variables included were pass or fail as the outcome variable, date of birth, gender of candidate, postgraduate qualifications, present post of employer, and attendance at a formal academic course.
The number of candidates has ranged from 12 to 115, the proportion passing from 42 per cent to 93 per cent. During the period from June 1992 to June 1995, 472 people applied to sit the examination. Of these 33 withdrew, leaving 439 person attempts. The overall proportion passing was 270/439 (61.5 per cent). Factors associated with success include being female, being a UK graduate, attending an academic course and having more experience in the specialty.
Candidates and their tutors are reminded of the need for adequate preparation for the examination. The authors welcome comments on how monitoring should be carried out in the future.
公共卫生医学系会员资格考试（MFPHM）第一部分已举行近20年。其目的是“测试考生对公共卫生基础科学的知识和理解”。本文呈现了从最初几年到1995年6月的简单统计数据以及关于最近几次考试的更多信息。
获取了1978年2月至1995年6月每次考试的参考人数和及格比例。自现行规定出台以来，还提取了所有考试场次的进一步数据。纳入的变量包括作为结果变量的及格或不及格、出生日期、考生性别、研究生学历、雇主的现任职位以及是否参加过正规学术课程。
考生人数从12人到115人不等，及格比例从42%到93%不等。在1992年6月至1995年6月期间，472人申请参加考试。其中33人退出，实际参考439人次。总体及格比例为270/439（61.5%）。与成功相关的因素包括女性、英国毕业生、参加学术课程以及在该专业有更多经验。
提醒考生及其导师需要为考试做好充分准备。作者欢迎就未来应如何进行监测发表意见。
