Comparisons of examination performance between ‘conventional’ and Graduate Entry Programme students; the Newcastle experience

Abstract

Knowledge assessment outcomes were compared between and across students on our Graduate Entry to Medicine (GEP) course at Newcastle (UK) and the conventional 5-year programme.

Results show that Newcastle GEP students perform significantly better in these assessments than both 5-year programme students, and graduate students on the 5-year programme. There is no significant difference in these assessment scores between GEP students from different previous educational backgrounds.

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Notes on contributors

Richard Price

RICHARD PRICE is a GP and Programme Director of the Graduate Entry Programme at Newcastle, UK.

Sarah Robin Wright

SARAH ROBIN WRIGHT is a psychometrician at the School of Medical Education Development at Newcastle University, UK.