This study was designed to determine whether the cumulative grade-point average or the science grade-point average was the better predictor variable for use in selecting students at the Indiana University School of Medicine. The problem was examined by size, location, and type of control of the undergraduate institution the medical student…

This paper describes a 2-week curriculum designed to give graduate level physicians an understanding of the pathophysiology of shock and to enable them to diagnose and manage deranged oxygen metabolism in critically ill patients. The curriculum is predicated on an extensive needs assessment and addresses the unique characteristics and learning…

At the University of South Florida the College of Natural Sciences administers the premedical sciences advising program. The program is designed to assist students seeking admission to a professional school in the health sciences. Advisors in the program have the dual responsibility of counselor and evaluator. The evaluation process estimates the…