The Educational Performance Measure reflects how medical students have performed academically up to the point of application to the Foundation Programme. It is based on three components, with a combined score of up to 50 points:
- Medical school performance (34 – 43 points)
- Additional degrees (up to 5 points)
- Publications, presentations and prizes (up to 2 points)
Medical school performance is calculated using a specified and standardised framework of existing performance measures, and reflects performance in deciles in relation to all others in the final year cohort. Finals examination scores cannot be used, as the application to Foundation Programme is completed in the autumn before the August start date. The number of points for an applicant’s medical school performance is confirmed by a Dean’s statement submitted to the UKFPO.
Your decile points reflect medical school performance in relation to your final year cohort. If you reapply the following year, your original decile points score will carry forward (i.e. any subsequent assessments will not be taken into account), however the points for additional degrees, publications, presentations and prizes will be awarded at the time of application.