Does academic performance in the premedical year predict the performance of the medical student in subsequent years?

Background: Student admission into the College of Medicine at King Saud University (KSU) is dependent on the achievement of a grade point average (GPA) of ≥ 3.5 /5 by the end of the premedical year. This study was undertaken to ascertain whether pre-selected medical students who achieve a relatively...

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Main Author: Abdulrahman M Al-Mazrou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Family and Community Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2008;volume=15;issue=2;spage=85;epage=89;aulast=Al-Mazrou