EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL-STUDENTS - A VIEW FROM TRINIDAD

We analysed the outcome of the final MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Ba chelor of Surgery) examinations at the St. Augustine Campus, Universit y of the West Indies, for 686 students attempting them for the first t ime between 1975 and 1986. The mean failure rate was lowest in Medicin e between 1975 and 1981, in Obstetrics & Gynaecology between 1982 and 1989 and in Surgery during the last 7 years. The students' poor perfor mance in some areas indicates the need for recognizing the importance of creating and establishing an educational climate in which the quali ty of teaching comes under scrutiny The marking system in Medicine sho uld be reviewed.