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| Medical students job offers withdrawn after exam marking error | Medical students job offers withdrawn after exam marking error |
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| Thousands of medical students face having their first hospital job offer withdrawn due to marking errors in their exams. | Thousands of medical students face having their first hospital job offer withdrawn due to marking errors in their exams. |
| On Monday more than 7,000 final year students were told the region they were assigned to as junior doctors. | On Monday more than 7,000 final year students were told the region they were assigned to as junior doctors. |
| However, a day later the examining body, the UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO), withdrew all offers due to flaws in the scoring system. | However, a day later the examining body, the UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO), withdrew all offers due to flaws in the scoring system. |
| The British Medical Association says the situation is "unacceptable". | The British Medical Association says the situation is "unacceptable". |
| The UKFPO announced on Tuesday that it had discovered "a potential error in the scanning process of the situational judgement test" and promised to manually re-mark all the affected sheets within a week. The test is a multiple-choice exam used to test judgement in clinical scenarios. | The UKFPO announced on Tuesday that it had discovered "a potential error in the scanning process of the situational judgement test" and promised to manually re-mark all the affected sheets within a week. The test is a multiple-choice exam used to test judgement in clinical scenarios. |
| Combined with other exams, this test helps determine the geographical region students will work in for the duration of their foundation programme - a two-year training course which forms the bridge between medical school and training for a specialism. They then choose their preferred hospitals in this region. | Combined with other exams, this test helps determine the geographical region students will work in for the duration of their foundation programme - a two-year training course which forms the bridge between medical school and training for a specialism. They then choose their preferred hospitals in this region. |
| A large number of medical students have contacted the BBC saying their initial elation of being offered their preferred job location has turned to anxiety. | A large number of medical students have contacted the BBC saying their initial elation of being offered their preferred job location has turned to anxiety. |
| 'Extremely distressing' | 'Extremely distressing' |
| Jonathan Ford, a final year medical student at Leicester, said: "My dad was extremely happy when I told him I had got my first choice - he was so proud. But now I don't know what will happen. | |
| "It is extremely distressing and stressful - and couldn't come at a worst time - many of us are facing our final exams in the next two weeks." | "It is extremely distressing and stressful - and couldn't come at a worst time - many of us are facing our final exams in the next two weeks." |
| Alice Rutter, the co-chair of the BMA medical students committee, said: "This is totally unacceptable. We view this problem very seriously indeed and will be taking action to ensure students who are affected are kept updated and supported." | Alice Rutter, the co-chair of the BMA medical students committee, said: "This is totally unacceptable. We view this problem very seriously indeed and will be taking action to ensure students who are affected are kept updated and supported." |
| Dr Katie Petty-Saphon, executive director of the Medical Schools Council, who commissioned the suppliers who introduced the errors apologised. She said: "I do understand how upsetting and frustrating it must be to be told you have a particular position one day and then to be warned the next that this might not be the case. | Dr Katie Petty-Saphon, executive director of the Medical Schools Council, who commissioned the suppliers who introduced the errors apologised. She said: "I do understand how upsetting and frustrating it must be to be told you have a particular position one day and then to be warned the next that this might not be the case. |
| "We shall provide the results as soon as we are completely confident that we have done all we can to ensure their accuracy." | "We shall provide the results as soon as we are completely confident that we have done all we can to ensure their accuracy." |