Age and Gender Differences in Students' Preadmission Qualifications and Medical School Performances

A study of 557 medical students investigated gender and age differences in: undergraduate science and cumulative grade-point averages (GPAs), medical college admission test scores, admissions interview ratings, medical school GPAs, and standardized medical achievement test scores. Dramatic differenc...

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Published inAcademic medicine Vol. 70; no. 3; p. 236
Main Authors Ramsbottom-Lucier, M, Johnson, M M, Elam, C L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1995
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Achievement
Achievement Tests
Adult
Age Differences
Age Factors
College Entrance Examinations
College Science
Education, Medical
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Educational Measurement
Female
Grade Point Average
Higher Education
Humans
Interviews
Kentucky
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical Education
Qualifications
School Admission Criteria
Science Education
Sex Differences
Sex Factors
Standardized Tests
Student Characteristics
Undergraduate Study
Kentucky
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Summary:A study of 557 medical students investigated gender and age differences in: undergraduate science and cumulative grade-point averages (GPAs), medical college admission test scores, admissions interview ratings, medical school GPAs, and standardized medical achievement test scores. Dramatic differences were found in pre-admission performance, with much smaller differences in medical school performance. (Author/MSE)
ISSN:1040-2446
DOI:10.1097/00001888-199503000-00016