The original study included data harvested from UCCA and medical school application forms, and a lengthy questionnaire was also sent to applicants within a week or two of them applying to medical school [27]. The cohort has been followed up since 1990 by questionnaire at four points: when ...
Selection of medical students in the UK is still largely based on prior academic achievement, although doubts have been expressed as to whether performance in earlier life is predictive of outcomes later in medical school or post-graduate education. This