Standardized ability tests that are associated with intelligence often used for student selection. In Germany two different admission procedures to select students medical studies simultaneously; the TMS and HAM-Nat. Due this simultaneous use of both a detailed analysis construct validity is mandatory. Therefore, aim study validation selection by using data 4,528 participants ( M age = 20.42, S...

Background: the main purpose of medical education system is that the students achieve the highest levels of learning and professional competency. Training of skilled physicians is based on three domains including educational planning, environment, and psychological situation. Methods: Our study is a descriptive-analysis, conducted on 119 students including medical, nursing and midwifery groups ...

lutely lacks feed back to candidates interested in a teaching job thereby resulting usually into deliberate selection and non selection of undeserved and meritorious candidates, respectively. The selection procedure also allows many candidates to try various pushes and pulls (both financially and politically) to get entry into lecturership. Until this phenomenon is totally replaced by ethical s...

CONTEXT Thirty years ago, it was suggested in the Edinburgh Declaration that medical school applicants should be selected not only on academic, but also on non-academic, attributes. The main rationale behind extending medical school selection procedures with the evaluation of (non-academic) personal qualities is that this will lead to the selection of students who will perform better as a docto...

Background: Aspiring medical students behave based on their perception of what is valued in the selection process. While research experience not explicitly considered most Canadian admissions policies, it commonly held as valuable within aspiring student communities. The purpose this study to describe perceptions and behaviours with respect gaining support school applications. Methods: We surve...

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Medical training is challenging and parenting is a full-time responsibility. Balancing a family with the significant demands of medical school is a daunting endeavor. Yet there is little research available to guide students, faculty, or administrators. Using one U.S. medical school as a case study, this article provides a comprehensive overview of the common personal and professional challenges...

In primitive societies, those who would become shamans or witch doctors must often undergo curious rites of passage. At an early age, the future shaman is frequently set apart from others by his conviction that he possesses special healing powers, which may be transmitted by virtue of his birth into a healing clan; from the start, his fellow tribesmen endow him with a special mana of one who wi...