scholarly journals Shaping the future medical workforce: take care with selection tools

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillippa Poole ◽  
Boaz Shulruf
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Medical School Selection ◽  
Strong Interest ◽  
Practice Methods ◽  
The University ◽  
School Selection ◽  
Selection Tools

INTRODUCTION: Medical school selection is a first step in developing a general practice workforce. AIM: To determine the relationship between medical school selection scores and intention to pursue a career in general practice. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort study of students selected in 2006 and 2007 for The University of Auckland medical programme, who completed an exit survey on career intentions. Students are ranked for selection into year 2 of a six-year programme by combining grade point average from prior university achievement (60%), interview (25%) and Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT) scores (15%). The main outcome measure was level of interest in general practice at exit. Logistic regression assessed whether any demographic variables or admission scores predicted a ‘strong’ interest in general practice. RESULTS: None of interview scores, grade point average, age, gender, or entry pathway predicted a ‘strong’ interest in general practice. Only UMAT scores differentiated between those with a ‘strong’ interest versus those with ‘some’ or ‘no’ interest, but in an inverse fashion. The best predictor of a ‘strong’ interest in general practice was a low UMAT score of between 45 and 55 on all three UMAT sections (OR 3.37, p=0.020). Yet, the academic scores at entry of students with these UMAT scores were not lower than those of their classmates. DISCUSSION: Setting inappropriately high cut-points for medical school selection may exclude applicants with a propensity for general practice. These findings support the use of a wider lens through which to view medical school selection tools. KEYWORDS: Cognitive tests; general practice; health workforce; medical student career choice; selection; UMAT

scholarly journals 7. Wider Horizons: Fostering a Culture of Undergraduate Research

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Roxanne Harde ◽  
Neil Haave
Keyword(s):  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Campus Culture ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Roundtable Discussion ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Student Access ◽  
Academic Conference ◽  
The University

This essay synthesizes our roundtable discussion about how to develop a campus culture of undergraduate research. Our discussion began with descriptions of the University of Alberta, Augustana’s initiatives: Independent Studies courses, the Student Academic Conference, and summer research assistantships. Common concerns from roundtable participants included whether or not student access to undergraduate research should be limited by grade point average, how to implement undergraduate research from first to final year of student degree programs, how to fund undergraduate research, and finally how to approach undergraduate research across the academy.

Comment on Teaching Interviewing

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-140
Author(s):  
David Scheff
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Pediatric Resident ◽  
Medical School Selection ◽  
Expression Of Emotion ◽  
School Selection

I was delighted to read "Teaching Interviewing" by Korsch."1 Most interesting was her query: "Why do certain well-trained physicians recoil from patients" expression of emotion and withdraw into technology whenever possible?" As a pediatric resident who teaches residents and medical students, I would like to suggest several possible answers. First, medical school selection committees rarely pick candidates for their humanitarianism. Indeed, idealistic statements from candidates are often viewed as "unrealistic" and "immature." Second, relating to patients is rarely discussed or encouraged in training medical students or residents. Medical students are imprinted with the technological.

Do Interviews Really Play an Important Role in the Medical School Selection Decision?

1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J. VanSusteren ◽  
Emanuel Suter ◽  
Lynn J. Romrell ◽  
Linda Lanier ◽  
Robert L. Hatch
Keyword(s):  
Medical School ◽  
Medical School Selection ◽  
Selection Decision ◽  
School Selection

Medical school selection criteria and the prediction of academic performance

2008 ◽  
Vol 188 (6) ◽  
pp. 349-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Wilkinson ◽  
Jianzhen Zhang ◽  
Gerard J Byrne ◽  
Haida Luke ◽  
Ieva Z Ozolins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Medical School Selection ◽  
School Selection

A Study On Emotional Intelligence And Academic Achievement In Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 109-115
Author(s):  
Cyndra Robert Budull ◽  
Nur Khairunisa Abu Talip ◽  
Noreriani Sabturani ◽  
Theresa Ahing ◽  
Muhamad Syukrie Abu Talip
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
University Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Pearson Correlations

The study aimed to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and academic achievement (AA) among undergraduate university students in Malaysia. Four hundred and sixty (n=460) undergraduate university students in Malaysia involved in the present study. The Assessing Emotional Scale (AES) questionnaire was used to measure EI, while the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) used to determine AA scores. Pearson correlations were utilized to examine the relationship between EI and AA. The findings showed positive and weak relationship between overall emotional intelligence (EI) and academic achievement (r=.090), perception of emotion (PE) and academic achievement (r=.016) and managing others’ emotion (MOTE) and academic achievement (r=.044). Perception of Emotion (PE) are found significantly and positively correlate with academic achievement (r=.101). A significant positive relationship also reported between Managing Own Emotion (MOE) and academic achievement (r=.123). This study helps in understanding and providing information on the university students’ emotional intelligence and academic achievement during undergraduate life.

Nontraditional and Traditional Student Persisters and Nonpersisters in the Community and Technical College

1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALAN D. SMITH ◽  
MICHAEL N. SUGARMAN
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
Nontraditional Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Technical College ◽  
School Grade ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Community And Technical College ◽  
High School Grade ◽  
The University

A study was conducted with Community and Technical College students enrolled at the University of Akron, a major urban university, during the 1978–1979 academic year. Students were divided into traditional and nontraditional persisters and nonpersisters, and if they were placed on academic probation, they were removed from the study. These students were given modified National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) questionnaires for program completers and noncompleters. The questions tested for varying degrees of satisfaction with the University and reasons for withdrawal concerning various academic, socioeconomic, and environmental press variables. In addition, selected demographic variables from the student masterfile were tested, along with the questionnaire responses in 99 research hypotheses using multiple linear regression and corrected for multiple comparisons. Results indicate that 13 hypotheses were found to significantly discriminate between traditional and nontraditional community college students. The persisting nontraditional students appeared to be more satisfied with the University concerning a few variables, greater proportion attended part-time, during the day, enrolled for less hours, and had a greater high school grade point average than their traditional counterparts. The nonpersisting, nontraditional students were similar to their persisting counterparts, except that traditional nonpersisting students had a higher high school grade point average, lived at greater distances from the school, and attended day time classes as compared to nontraditional students.

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