Table 2 A sample of the opinions of professors participating in this study towards the current admission

Reason of choosing medicine

"Currently, one of the students who had a high rank in the Olympiad of Physics and ranked fourth in the National University Entrance Exam has failed, as he hasn't chosen medicine on his own will."

"Medical students are resources that fall prey to the competition that exists among their parents."

"The student who reasonably and actively decides not to study is more intelligent than one who studies solely out of imitating others. Anyway, the National University Entrance Exam is not a fair and just criterion."

Current status of selecting medical students

"Some people indicate that the scientific level of science students is lower than that in medical students, but I don't agree. Their fourth year performance can be evaluated and the admission will be possible with more precision."

Difficulties of graduate admission into medicine

"In my opinion, the targets of this project will be achievable through the correction of the educational content; it is not advisable to split the curriculum into two parts."