MJA
The
study
, published in the
Medical Journal of Australia
, found GAMSAT scores were a
poor predictor
”
of success and had no significant link with overall exam performance.
The research, which is likely to fuel debate on the methods used to select future doctors, looked at the overall entry scores of 706 students selected by the University of Queensland medical school based on three criteria: their grade point average (GPA
) in a previous degree; scores in face-to-face interviews; and their results in the Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT).
The analysis then linked the entry scores with students
exam results at years one and four of their medical degree.
The GAMSAT test
which applicants usually pay to sit
is used...
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