Only the best: medical student selection in Australia

Wilson, Ian G; Roberts, Christopher; Flynn, Eleanor M; Griffin, Barbara N

doi:10.5694/mja12.10666

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In reply: We agree with Rosenfeld that success in medical training means more than graduating with knowledge, technical brilliance and commitment to lifelong learning. Admission interviews are designed to assess non-academic features, such as empathy, communication, working in teams and professionalism.

1 University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
2 Office of Postgraduate Medical Education, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
3 University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
4 Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW.

Correspondence: ianwil@uow.edu.au

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