The association between how medical students were selected and their perceived stress levels in Year-1 of medical school.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of medical students' mental distress is high. While schools apply various methods to select a well-performing and diverse student population, little is known about the association between different selection methods and the well-being of these students during medical school. The present retrospective multi-cohort study assessed whether students selected by high grades, assessment, or weighted lottery showed different stress perception levels in Year-1 of medical school.

Methods

Of 1144 Dutch Year-1 medical students, 650 (57%) of the cohorts 2013, 2014, and 2018 who were selected by high grades, assessment, or weighted lottery completed a stress perception questionnaire (PSS-14). A multilevel regression analysis assessed the association between selec

SUBMITTER: Broks VMA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10276376 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature