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...
Main Author: | Abdulrahman M Al-Mazrou |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2008-01-01
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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 |
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