Context Selection methods used by medical schools should reliably identify whether
candidates are likely to be successful in medical training and ultimately become competent …

Context Widening access promotes student diversity and the appropriate representation of
all demographic groups. This study aims to examine diversity‐related benefits of the use of …

Objectives To better characterise the Awarding Gap (AG) between black, Asian and other
minority ethnic (BAME) and white students in UK undergraduate medical education by …

Context Historically, situational judgement tests (SJT s) have been widely used for
personnel selection. Their use in medical selection in Europe is growing, with plans for …

Objectives For the first time, this systematic review provides a summary of the literature
exploring the relationship between performance in the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) …

Background Predictive validity studies for selection criteria into graduate entry courses in
Australia have been inconsistent in their outcomes. One of the reasons for this inconsistency …

This study illuminates the male advantage in test-based admissions to higher education. In
contrast to many other countries, admission tests in Germany are optional, and test-free …

Objectives University academic achievement may be inversely related to the performance of
the secondary (high) school an entrant attended. Indeed, some medical schools already …

Objective To determine whether scores on two undergraduate admissions tests (BioMedical
Admissions Test (BMAT) and University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)) predict performance …

Abstract Background The UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) has been shown to have a
modest but statistically significant ability to predict aspects of academic performance …