Examination performance and the future careers of Aberdeen medical graduates.
School certificate attainment, performance at medical school, and early postgraduate career, were linked in a study of five cohorts of Aberdeen medical graduates. The results show a measure of correlation but it is argued that the time has come for long-term prospective research into the validity of selection of entrants to medical schools.
D002321:Career Choice; D002755:Choice Behavior; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D012606:Scotland