Graduate entry to medicine: widening psychological diversity

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Table 3 Comparison of psychological tests in Entrants; values are medians (ranges)

Psychological Test	Criterion	'School Leavers' (5-year course) n = 213		Graduate Entry (4-year course) n = 32
		Median	Range	Median	Range
Goldberg	Emotional Stability	47	15-61	46	32-58
	Agreeableness	53	35-63	50	36-60***
	Intellect	50	34-63	48	37-61
	Surgency	48	24-61	48	26-56
	Conscientiousness	51	34-63	47	33-60***
PQA	Moral Orientation (LibCom)	115	86-143	117	89-134
	NACE - Narcissm	53	33-76	54	43-66
	Aloofness	47	28-67	51	33-66*
	Confidence	67	45-87	68	51-80
	Empathy	74	58-93	71	51-86*
DASS	Depression	13	9-33	13	9-26
	Anxiety	18	9-31	14	9-25**
	Stress	21	11-33	21	13-33

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