College reveals pass rate for new exams

Results of the College of Optometrists' first Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) revealed a 78 per cent pass rate.

The exam, which replaced the Final Assessment for the Scheme for Registration, was sat by 310 candidates in the Royal College of General Practitioners Conference Centre in Croydon from July 5-8 2010.

Commenting on the results, Dr Cindy Tromans, president of the College, said: 'I am delighted with the results from the new style work-based and final assessments. Employers and the public can be confident that the 241 successful trainees will begin their careers able to use their knowledge and skills to make appropriate clinical decisions for patients across the whole range of clinical presentations.'