To the Editor: In recent years, medical school selection criteria have continued to evolve as new information and evidence have come to light.1,2 Increasingly, data are becoming available that shed light on local selection processes, and we commend Laurence and colleagues for their contribution to this.3
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- 1. Wilkinson D, Zhang J, Byrne GJ, et al. Medical school selection criteria and the prediction of academic performance. Med J Aust 2008; 188: 349-354. <MJA full text>
- 2. McManus C, Powis D. Testing medical school selection tests [editorial]. Med J Aust 2007; 186: 118-119. <MJA full text>
- 3. Laurence CO, Turnbull DA, Briggs NE, Robinson JS. Applicant characteristics and their influence on success: results from an analysis of applicants to the University of Adelaide Medical School, 2004–2007. Med J Aust 2010; 192: 212-216. <MJA full text>
- 4. Griffin B, Harding DW, Wilson IG, Yeomans ND. Does practice make perfect? The effect of coaching and retesting on selection tests used for admission to an Australian medical school. Med J Aust 2008; 189: 270-273. <MJA full text>
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Ross Roberts-Thomson is the Australian Medical Students’ Association representative on the Australian Medical Association Federal Council.