A comparison of the United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test (UK-CAT) with a traditional admission selection process

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1018-1023

  Fernando, Nishan ^a   Prescott, Gordon ^b   Cleland, Jennifer ^b   Greaves, Kathryn ^a   McKenzie, Hamish ^a  

^a Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; SCHOOL ADMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE TESTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450204225     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01421590802520923     Document Type: Article

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