Graduate med school test doubts.

Australian Doctor,  February, 2007  

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Rebecca Jenkins

MJA Researchers are questioning the ability of the Australian graduate medical school entry tests to predict how well students will perform in medical school.

A study analysed 189 students' achievements in the Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) and interview, and found no evidence they predicted performance at medical school, based on year 2 exam results and two tests of clinical reasoning.

"Medical school selection is such a high-stakes procedure that we need to clearly define the performance indicators --to be targeted by the ...

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