Admission decisions and performance during medical school

Milstein, Ricarda; Wilkinson, Lynne; Burrow, Gerard N.; Kessen, William

doi:10.1097/00001888-198102000-00001

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“…In attrition, both academically and clinically through medical school and one year postgraduate training, there were no differences between the two groups (DeVaul et al, 1987). In an earlier study conducted at Yale University (Milstein et al, 1981), students who had received interviews at Yale and were accepted yet attended other medical schools were compared to students who had received interviews but were rejected and also went to other medical schools. Using the National Board of Medical Examiners scores and clinical performance among 21 variables it was found that there were no differences in the two groups.…”

Section: Programs Which Have Evaluated or Discontinued Interviewsmentioning

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Admission interviews: questions of utility and cost in masters of physical therapy programs in the United States

Gabard

Porzio

Oxford

et al. 1997

Physiotherapy Res Intl

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The schools of physical therapy that award the Masters of Physical Therapy degree vary markedly in the interview content and format both between schools and with recommendations known to enhance validity and reliability. Since, no difference exists in attrition of students between schools that interview and those that do not, the expense and time invested by both the institution and the students are important considerations. The findings of this study indicate the need for continued investigation of the effectiveness of the interview process and alternative methods of valid and reliable student selection.

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Section: Programs Which Have Evaluated or Discontinued Interviewsmentioning

confidence: 90%

Admission interviews: questions of utility and cost in masters of physical therapy programs in the United States

Gabard

Porzio

Oxford

et al. 1997

Physiotherapy Res Intl

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“…Prospective medical school applicants believe that academic factors are given priority over personal characteristics (McManus & Richards 1984b). The place of interviewing for medical school entry selection is controversial (Milstein et al 1981; Meredith et al 1982). It may be a good way to delve below scholastic achievement, but it is costly and time‐consuming.…”

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Medical student attrition: a 10-year survey in one medical school

Simpson

Budd

1996

Medical Education

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Medical student wastage leads to adverse emotional and social consequences for individual students and financial difficulties and morale problems for medical schools. This study retrospectively assessed the records of all students at Leeds School of Medicine who left the course prematurely between 1983 and 1992. The demographic data of the leavers were compared with those of all students entering the school during the 10 years studied. A-level examination choices and results of the leavers were compared with those of a control group of all students who entered the school in 1990. The attrition rate over the 10 years was 14% (283 students), with more males than females leaving. Fewer mature students than expected left the course. More leavers had A-level physics and lacked A-level biology compared with the control group. The leavers were academically less able than the controls. Fifty-three per cent of leavers were asked to withdraw from the course for academic reasons; the rest left voluntarily. Thirty per cent had personal problems, 9% had a combination of academic and personal problems and 8% had health problems (psychological difficulties were the commonest). Seventy-one per cent of leavers entered another degree course; science degrees were the most popular. Reasons for medical student wastage and possible solutions are discussed.

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“…If neuromarkers become more useful, they will provoke questions about how to most ethically use predictive information to help people rather than simply select people most likely to succeed. This important concern, however, must be weighed against the questionable validity of many current practices, such as the finding that parole decisions made by experienced judges appear to be greatly influenced by the time of day and proximity to a meal at which a case is reviewed (Danziger et al, 2011), or that medical schools continue to conduct interviews for admissions despite evidence that decisions based on such interviews have no correlation with objective measures of medical school performance (DeVaul et al, 1987; Milstein et al, 1981). For in-patient treatments for substance abuse, there is little scientific justification for the prototypical 28-day treatment period.…”

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Prediction as a Humanitarian and Pragmatic Contribution from Human Cognitive Neuroscience

Gabrieli

Ghosh

Whitfield-Gabrieli

2015

Neuron

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Neuroimaging has greatly enhanced the cognitive neuroscience understanding of the human brain and its variation across individuals (neurodiversity) in both health and disease. Such progress has not yet, however, propelled changes in educational or medical practices that improve people’s lives. We review neuroimaging findings in which initial brain measures (neuromarkers) are correlated with or predict future (1) education, learning, and performance in children and adults; (2) criminality; (3) health-related behaviors; and (4) responses to pharmacological or behavioral treatments. Neuromarkers often provide better predictions (neuroprognosis), alone or in combination with other measures, than traditional behavioral measures. With further advances in study designs and analyses, neuromarkers may offer opportunities to personalize educational and clinical practices that lead to better outcomes for people.

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Admission decisions and performance during medical school

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Admission interviews: questions of utility and cost in masters of physical therapy programs in the United States

Admission interviews: questions of utility and cost in masters of physical therapy programs in the United States

Medical student attrition: a 10-year survey in one medical school

Prediction as a Humanitarian and Pragmatic Contribution from Human Cognitive Neuroscience

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