title: Comparison of performances of students in programs at LSU Medical School in Shreveport.
abstract: The purpose of the study reported here was to evaluate the performance of graduates of the accelerated six-year (combined B.S.-M.D. degree) program and compare it with that of graduates following the regular curriculum at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. Cumulative medical school grade-point averages, scores on the Federation Licensing Examination, and failure rates for the two groups were compared; by these criteria, the six-year graduates performed adequately but not as well as expected from their high school credentials (the basis for their entry into the accelerated program). Advantages and disadvantages of the six-year program are discussed with respect to the students, the medical school, and the undergraduate college of LSU at Shreveport.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Austin
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004516:Education, Premedical; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008007:Licensure, Medical; D008145:Louisiana; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013332:Student Dropouts; D013337:Students, Medical