A selection test for Australian graduate-entry medical schools

One of the selection criteria for the three Australian medical schools with graduate-entry programs is performance in a common entry test, the Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT). In this article the development of the admission test is outlined and results from the second te...

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Published in:Medical journal of Australia 1997-03, Vol.166 (5), p.247-250
Main Authors: Aldous, Cecily J H, Sefton, Ann E Jervie, Leeder, Stephen R, Price, John, Teubner, Jillian K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Australia
Biological and medical sciences
Criterion referenced tests
Discriminant Analysis
Education, Medical, Graduate
Educational Status
Female
Health participants
Humanities - education
Humans
Male
Medical education
Medical sciences
Performance tests
Predictive measurement
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Reproducibility of Results
School Admission Criteria
Schools, Medical
Science - education
Student assessment
Tropical medicine
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Summary:One of the selection criteria for the three Australian medical schools with graduate-entry programs is performance in a common entry test, the Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT). In this article the development of the admission test is outlined and results from the second test sitting in 1996 are presented. Candidates background and other characteristics are assessed and compared. Age and sex of candidate, type of degree previously undertaken, including subjects studied, are examined.
ISSN:0025-729X
1326-5377
DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb140105.x