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A selection test for Australian graduate‐entry medical schools
Author(s) -
Aldous Cecily J H,
Sefton Ann E Jervie,
Leeder Stephen R,
Price John,
Teubner Jillian K
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb140105.x
Subject(s) - test (biology) , selection (genetic algorithm) , the arts , medical education , medical school , graduate degree , degree (music) , psychology , medicine , political science , computer science , biology , paleontology , physics , artificial intelligence , acoustics , law
One of the selection criteria for the three Australian medical schools with graduate‐entry programs is performance in a common entry test, the Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT). We found that scores for GAMSAT in 1996 (its second year) varied significantly with candidate sex, age, highest degree level and main subject in first degree. Mean scores were highest for men, younger candidates, honours graduates and those with a physical sciences background. However, arts and social sciences graduates (9.8% of applicants) comprised 11.4% of the 200 top‐scoring candidates.