Introduction of the HAM-Nat examination--applicants and students admitted to the Medical Faculty in 2012-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aim

In the 2012/13 winter semester, the Magdeburg Medical Faculty introduced a test of knowledge for the selection of applicants. The Hamburg Assessment Test for Medicine - Natural Sciences (HAM-Nat) comprises a multiple-choice test with questions on the aspects of biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics relevant to medicine, which was specifically developed for the selection of medicine applicants. The aim is to study how the HAM-Nat influences student selection, the reasons why students decide to take the test as part of their application procedure and what expectations they have of their course of study.

Methods

The selection procedures applied at the university in 2011 (without HAM-Nat) and in 2012-2014 (with HAM-Nat) are compared. On the basis of the resu

SUBMITTER: Werwick K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4647160 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature