In addition, each academic school publishes detailed admissions and selection criteria in order to provide potential applicants with further detailed information, which ensures that they can make informed decisions.
The interviewers (JA in 2007-9 and RG in 2010) were familiar with the medical admissions and selection systems.
The University of Dundee Research Ethics Committee confirmed the study met the required University ethical standards but did not require ethical approval as it originated from an audit of admissions and selection procedures.
Other domains embedded in the five pillars and pertaining to the students are their admission and selection criteria, premedical requirements, counseling, and ethical and professional conduct.
We recognize that the aforementioned issues related to source of admission and selection bias may create differences between the two groups even after adjusting for age.
As part of our ongoing evaluation of admission and selection procedures, we therefore investigated whether the choice of subjects at A-level influenced performance on the University of Nottingham medical course, for one entry-year cohort of students who progressed normally to graduation.
However, in the interests of furthering the debate on admission and selection processes, we would suggest further studies on larger cohorts, to investigate in more depth any potential influence of specific non-sciences such as languages.
These recommendations are related to the foundation process, resources (costs), ratio of medical colleges per population and land area, admission and selection criteria, scientific method (curriculum), staff-to-student ratio, research, duration of the program, medical pedagogy (methods of teaching and learning), and number of graduates, to name a few.
Our best efforts in admission and selection procedures do not always succeed, for a multitude of possible reasons; academic ability at school may not be sufficiently adaptable to meet the demands of the medical course; unanticipated health or social problems may derail progress, or the realities of clinical medicine may be overwhelming.
7. Trainees: number of trainees; admission policy and selection; working conditions; support and counselling for trainees; and trainee representation.
Conclusions: (1) Classification of UAI by specific causes of admission and incorrect selection of patients may detect on-line problems and allow the application of concrete solutions to reduce the UAI index.
