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Examination performance and the future careers of Aberdeen medical graduates
Author(s) -
RICHARDSON I. M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1980.tb02381.x
Subject(s) - medical school , medical education , certificate , educational attainment , psychology , selection (genetic algorithm) , school certificate , educational measurement , medicine , family medicine , gerontology , pedagogy , curriculum , political science , algorithm , artificial intelligence , computer science , law
Summary School certificate attainment, performance at medical school, and early postgraduate career, were linked in a study of five cohorts of Aberdeen medical graduates. The results show a measure of correlation but it is argued that the time has come for long‐term prospective research into the validity of selection of entrants to medical schools.