Do Medical Students in Their Fifth Year of Undergraduate Training Differ in Their Suitability to Become a “Good Doctor” Depending on Their Admission Criteria? A Pilot Study [Letter]

• Main Author: Chakhachiro A
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2020-03-01
• Series: Advances in Medical Education and Practice
• Subjects: admission criteria; selection criteria; medical students; medical education.
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/letter-do-medical-students-in-their-fifth-year-of-undergraduate-traini-peer-reviewed-article-AMEP
• ISSN: 1179-7258

Adham Chakhachiro Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UKCorrespondence: Adham ChakhachiroFaculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, South Kensington, SW7 2AZ, London, UKEmail [e-mail] study conducted by Kötter et al 1 regarding medical students’ suitability to becoming ‘good doctors’ based on their admission criteria was read with great interest. Their finding that it could be favourable to select medical students not only based on academic performance but also on other additional selection criteria was interesting and delves into the important topic of medical admission selection criteria. The results of the study are in concordance with the literature and what is currently occurring in practice in many universities across the world. 2  View the original paper by Kötter and colleagues