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Stringer, Neil; Chan, Michael; Bimpeh, Yaw; Chan, Philip – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2017
This study investigates the effects of socioeconomic status and schooling on the academic attainment of a cohort of students at a single medical school (N = 240). Partial least squares structural equation modelling was used to explore how students' summative assessment scores over 4 years of medical school were affected by: attainment in secondary…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Influences, Educational Attainment, Medical Students, Structural Equation Models
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White, Casey B.; Dey, Eric L.; Fantone, Joseph C. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2009
Academic achievement indices including GPAs and MCAT scores are used to predict the spectrum of medical student academic performance types. However, use of these measures ignores two changes influencing medical school admissions: student diversity and affirmative action, and an increased focus on communication skills. To determine if GPA and MCAT…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Search Committees (Personnel), Grade Point Average, Medical Schools