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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Applicant characteristics and their influence on success: results from an analysis of applicants to the University of Adelaide Medical School, 2004-2007 |
Author: | Laurence, C. Turnbull, D. Briggs, N. Robinson, J. |
Citation: | Medical Journal of Australia, 2010; 192(4):212-216 |
Publisher: | Australasian Med Publ Co Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2010 |
ISSN: | 0025-729X 1326-5377 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Caroline O. Laurence, Deborah A. Turnbull, Nancy E. Briggs and Jeffrey S. Robinson |
Abstract: | <h4>Objective</h4>To determine the applicant characteristics that influence success at each application stage for entry to the University of Adelaide Medical School.<h4>Design, setting and participants</h4>Retrospective analysis of characteristics associated with a successful outcome to an undergraduate-entry medical school for 6699 applicants from four cohorts (2004-2007).<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>Offer of an interview, offer of a place, and acceptance of a place in the medical school.<h4>Results</h4>Female applicants were less likely to gain an interview (odds ratio [OR], 0.88; 95% CI, 0.78-0.99) but more likely to receive an offer of a place (OR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.07-1.66). Older applicants were less likely than younger applicants (OR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.71-0.86) and non-school leavers (applying after leaving school) were more likely than school leavers (applying while at school) (OR, 9.54; 95% CI, 6.16-14.78) to receive an offer of an interview. Applicants from areas of high socioeconomic status were more likely to gain an interview (quartile 1 v 4: OR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.45-0.68). The more interviews an applicant had, the more likely he or she was to be offered a place (OR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.34-1.66).<h4>Conclusion</h4>This study indicates that some applicant characteristics have a significant influence on the success of an application at particular stages, but overall there does not appear to be a large or inherent systematic bias in the selection process at the University of Adelaide Medical School. |
Keywords: | Humans Retrospective Studies Social Class Education, Medical, Undergraduate School Admission Criteria Schools, Medical Adolescent Educational Status South Australia Female Male Surveys and Questionnaires |
Rights: | © The Medical Journal of Australia 2010 |
DOI: | 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03481.x |
Published version: | http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/192_04_150210/lau10786_fm.html |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 General Practice publications |
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