title: Academic selection criteria and subsequent performance.
abstract: In this paper we have attempted to determine if there are any aspects of the academic history of a student, prior to admission to the University of Leicester medical course, that correlate with his or her subsequent performance in that course. The analyses presented suggest that a student's overall performance in GCE O- and A-level examinations correlates with subsequent performance at various stages of the medical course. In addition, there is a correlation between performance in the medical course and performance in A-level chemistry and biology but not mathematics, physics or general studies. Students who resat two or more A-level subjects performed at a lower level throughout the course than those with only one or no resits. These results emphasize the importance of academic criteria in the medical student selection process.
authors.affiliation: University of Leicester School of Medicine, UK.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Montague
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Odds
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004516:Education, Premedical; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D012577:Schools, Medical