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Leinster S. Selecting the right medical student. BMC Med. 2013;11:245doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-245.
Leinster, S. (2013). Selecting the right medical student. BMC medicine, 11245. https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-11-245
Leinster, Sam. "Selecting the right medical student." BMC medicine vol. 11 (2013): 245. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-11-245
Leinster S. Selecting the right medical student. BMC Med. 2013 Nov 14;11:245. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-245. PMID: 24229397; PMCID: PMC3827327.
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BMC Med. 2013 Nov 14;11:245. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-245.

Selecting the right medical student.

BMC medicine

Sam Leinster

Affiliations

  1. Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. [email protected].

PMID: 24229397 PMCID: PMC3827327 DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-245

Abstract

Medical student selection is an important but difficult task. Three recent papers by McManus et al. in BMC Medicine have re-examined the role of tests of attainment of learning (A' levels, GCSEs, SQA) and of aptitude (AH5, UKCAT), but on a much larger scale than previously attempted. They conclude that A' levels are still the best predictor of future success at medical school and beyond. However, A' levels account for only 65% of the variance in performance that is found. Therefore, more work is needed to establish relevant assessment of the other 35%. Please see related research articles http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/11/242, http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/11/243 and http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/11/244.

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