RickyJamesMD Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Hey guys, Out of curiosity, how are medical students graded in Ontario during their preclinical years? Does it have a pass/fail system like some schools out there? Thanks, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 We are pass/fail at UWO. I think that in Ontario, all the medical schools are pass/fail (?). There are a few hold outs in other provinces though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyJamesMD Posted March 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Thanks, Ellorie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgangbang Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 uofa & uofc are both pass/fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkLvr Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Out of curiosity, though Ontario schools are P/F, do any of them have internal class rankings for preclinical courses shown on the Dean's Letter/MSPR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I'm pretty sure someone is keeping track because there are several awards that go to "the student with the highest final mark in [block]" but I'm also pretty sure that nobody ever finds out who is where, though we do get the mean and standard deviation with all our marks so you kind of know where you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarvish Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 I'm pretty sure someone is keeping track because there are several awards that go to "the student with the highest final mark in [block]" but I'm also pretty sure that nobody ever finds out who is where, though we do get the mean and standard deviation with all our marks so you kind of know where you are. So you do get a numerical mark along with the mean and std? But all that shows up on a transcript is P/F? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Yup 10char Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markov79 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 what's a passing grade? like, 50, 60, or 70? and do they take your final grade for a block, or does every contribution to your final grade have to be a pass, too? ex. can you get 40% on an assignment (or whatever you get graded on) that's worth 15% and then do really well on the remaining 85% of the block and still pass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 At UWO, generally a passing mark in a block is a 60% overall mark in the block when all of the exams and assignments are calculated together. However, in some blocks, there are certain requirements - for example, there might be a block where you have to pass every component, or a block where you have to pass overall and pass the final exam. Generally though, it's 60% overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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