Admission criteria and academic performance in medical school.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Different variables have been used to predict the academic performance of students in medical schools. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of demographics, admission system, and high-school background on the academic performance of medical students.

Methods

We conducted this longitudinal cohort study on 808 students admitted to the Faculty of. Medicine at the University of Jordan (Amman, Jordan), in the years 2012 and 2013. Admission pathway, and academic performance data were collected and analyzed.

Results

A total of 808 students [i.e., 426 (52.7%) females, and 382(47.3%) males] were identified. Admitted students were holding 17 different types of high school degrees, and were accepted through 6 different quota pathways (open competition [Natio

SUBMITTER: Tamimi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10122404 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature