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Medical Journal of Australia  \n1 (1974) 785-788  \nWhat was the status quo?  \n􀂉high academic marks  \n􀂉sometimes tempered by  \n‘other qualities’ assessed by interview  \nMedical Student Selection  \nin Australia  \n“nobody has any other solution which is strong enough to combat…..the ‘high enough mark method’.”  \nJ Best  \nMedical Journal of Australia  \n150 (1989) 158-161  \nAchievement in relation to A level score  \nMean A leve l grade  \nAAA  \nBBB  \nCCC  \nDDD  \nEEE  \nleft medical school  \nresit year  \npass after resit  \npassat first  \nattempt  \nhonours, distinction etc.  \nn = 3333 Basic Medical Sciences examinations  \n1991 cohort study Source: Prof Chris McManus  \nAchievement in  \nrelation to A level score  \nMean A leve l grade  \n\n| AAA\u003Cbr>BBB\u003Cbr>CCC\u003Cbr>DDD\u003Cbr>EEE | |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| resit finals; |  | passed finals |\n| qualification delayed |  | at one sitting |\n\n1991 cohort study Source: Prof Chris McManus  \nAchievement in  \nrelation to A level score  \n􀂉The Academic Backbone, medical school and beyond  \nMcManus et al., BMC Medical Education 11 (2013) 242","cbCaitG5QE2Em3Tp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitG5QE2Em3Tp","pdf",1630421,82,"English","# Disclosure of Interest\n## Medical Student Selection in the UK\n## Medical Student Selection in Australia\n### What was the status quo?\n## Achievement in relation to A level score\n## The Academic Backbone, medical school and beyond","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the paper focus on in medical student selection?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on unresolved challenges in how medical students are selected, noting repeated reports that identify problems without clear solutions.\"},{\"question\":\"What criteria are described as part of the selection status quo in the document?\",\"answer\":\"The document describes high academic marks, sometimes tempered by “other qualities” assessed through interviews.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the document relate outcomes to A level scores?\",\"answer\":\"It summarizes achievement patterns by A level grade groups and discusses results such as leaving medical school, resitting, and pass outcomes at first attempt or after resit.\"}]","Selecting Medical Students - an unresolved challenge | PDF",1790756158,207]