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Paradise lost or paradise regained? Changes in admission system affect academic performance and drop-out rates of medical students

Hans Georg KraftInnsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; HANS GEORG KRAFT, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Medical Biology and Human Genetics at the Medical University of Innsbruck. He also serves as coordinator for the first year of medical study and the final exam of the first year (SIP 1).Correspondence[email protected]
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Claudia LaminaInnsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; CLAUDIA LAMINA, PhD, is a Statistician in the Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Medical Genetics, Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Innsbruck.
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Thomas KlucknerInnsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; THOMAS KLUCKNER, CEng, is a DBA/DBD at IMU and responsible for data analysis within the campus management system ‘i-med.inside’.
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Christoph WildInnsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; CHRISTOPH WILD, is a Head of ICT at IMU and project lead for the campus management system ‘i-med.inside’.
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Wolfgang M. ProdingerInnsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; WOLFGANG M. PRODINGER, MD, is an Associate Professor of hygiene and microbiology and has been involved in medical education, particularly curriculum design, assessment and admission.
Pages e1123-e1129 | Published online: 08 Nov 2012

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