Brähler E, Wittig U, Beckert C
Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig.
Gesundheitswesen. 1998 May;60(5):317-21.
An institute in Mainz, Germany (Mainzer Institut für Prüfungsfragen, IMPP), regularly publishes statistics comparing the results of the written examinations for medical students in the first stage of their course at different universities. These figures apply to those students who sit the examination in the normal course of their studies and lead to a ranking of the various Medical Schools in Germany according to exam results. Those with a low failure rate and above average exam marks range at the top of the list and are generally considered to provide a better quality medical training than those lower down on the list. For the first time these figures are set in relation to the number of students admitted to the course in the first place, thus including those students who do not sit the exams after the normal period of time. This reveals a very different picture. Taking into account the current political and economic discussion criticising university courses for being too long or too costly a department would then achieve a higher ranking if it can prove that more students sit and pass their first-stage medical exam after the standard period of four semesters, even if this involves lower average exam results and higher failure rates.
德国美因茨的一个机构（美因茨考试问题研究所，IMPP）定期发布统计数据，比较不同大学医学专业学生课程第一阶段笔试的成绩。这些数据适用于那些在正常学习过程中参加考试的学生，并根据考试结果对德国各医学院进行排名。不及格率低且考试成绩高于平均水平的学校名列前茅，通常被认为比排名靠后的学校提供更高质量的医学培训。首次将这些数据与最初录取的学生人数联系起来，从而包括那些在正常时间后未参加考试的学生。这揭示了一幅截然不同的画面。考虑到当前政治和经济领域对大学课程过长或成本过高的批评，如果一个系能够证明在标准的四个学期后，有更多学生参加并通过第一阶段医学考试，即使这意味着平均考试成绩较低和不及格率较高，那么该系将获得更高的排名。
