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Table 2 GPA scores, results on written examination, communication skills scores and underperformers by admission group

From: Comparison of communication skills between medical students admitted after interviews or on academic merits

Admission groups

Female

Male

Age

GPA

Written exam

Communication skills score

Under- performers (<10)

 

n

% (n)

% (n)

Mean (sd)

Mean (sd)

n§

Mean (sd)

Median (IQR)

% (n)

Interview

112

57.1 (64)

42.9 (48)

26.7 (2.93)

18.02 (1.87)*

96

80.5 (5.7)

11.9 (10.6-13.2)

8.0 (9)

Interview/ research

10

70.0 (7)

30.0 (3)

25.1 (3.70)

19.32 (1.14 )

8

78.3 (6.4)

12.6 (10.4-13.3)

0 (0)

All interviews

122

58.2 (71)

41.8 (51)

26.4 (3.0)

-

104

80.3 (5.7)

12.0 (10.6-13.2)

7.4 (9)

SweSAT

14

35.7 (5)

64.3 (9)

30.9 (5.94)

17.78 (2.35 )

6

79.3 (7.0)

11.6 (9.6-12.2)

28.6 (4)

GPA

51

68.6 (35)

31.4 (16)

25.4 (3.58)

19.25 (0.90)*

41

78.8 (6.3)

11.8 (10.2-13.3)

15.7 (8)

”Traditional”

65

61.5 (40)

38.5 (25)

26.6 (4.73)

-

47

78.9 (6.4)

11.8 (10.2-13.2)

18.5 (12)

  1. § GPA is given only for the subset of students having finished upper secondary school after 1997, when the grading system in Sweden was changed to the present system where at maximum 20.0 can be obtained. The original GPA when leaving upper secondary school is given, although many students in the GPA group had increased their original GPA to 20.0 after additional studies before admittance to medical school. Data available for subgroups only.
  2. * p < 0.01, for difference in GPA between the Interview and GPA groups (t- test).