Comparison of UMAT scores and GPA in prediction of performance in medical school: A national study

Medical Education

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-171

  Poole, Phillippa ^a   Shulruf, Boaz ^a   Rudland, Joy ^b   Wilkinson, Tim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; REPRODUCIBILITY;

APTITUDE TESTS; COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855849835     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04078.x     Document Type: Article

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