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Comparison of performances of students in programs at LSU Medical School in Shreveport. 1988

F S Kennedy, and J C Austin

Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport.

The purpose of the study reported here was to evaluate the performance of graduates of the accelerated six-year (combined B.S.-M.D. degree) program and compare it with that of graduates following the regular curriculum at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. Cumulative medical school grade-point averages, scores on the Federation Licensing Examination, and failure rates for the two groups were compared; by these criteria, the six-year graduates performed adequately but not as well as expected from their high school credentials (the basis for their entry into the accelerated program). Advantages and disadvantages of the six-year program are discussed with respect to the students, the medical school, and the undergraduate college of LSU at Shreveport.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008007	Licensure, Medical	The granting of a license to practice medicine.	Medical Licensure
D008145	Louisiana	State bounded by Arkansas on the north, by Mississippi on the east, the Gulf of Mexico on the south and Texas on the west.
D003479	Curriculum	A course of study offered by an educational institution.	Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D004504	Education, Medical, Undergraduate	The period of medical education in a medical school. In the United States it follows the baccalaureate degree and precedes the granting of the M.D.	Medical Education, Undergraduate,Education, Undergraduate Medical,Undergraduate Medical Education
D004516	Education, Premedical	Introductory courses leading to an advance study in medicine.	Premedical Education,Medical Propedeutics,Medical Propedeutic,Propedeutic, Medical,Propedeutics, Medical
D004521	Educational Measurement	The assessing of academic or educational achievement. It includes all aspects of testing and test construction.	Assessment, Educational,Graduate Records Examination,Educational Assessment,Examination, Graduate Records,Measurement, Educational,Assessments, Educational,Educational Assessments,Educational Measurements,Examinations, Graduate Records,Graduate Records Examinations,Measurements, Educational
D005069	Evaluation Studies as Topic	Works about studies that determine the effectiveness or value of processes, personnel, and equipment, or the material on conducting such studies.	Critique,Evaluation Indexes,Evaluation Methodology,Evaluation Report,Evaluation Research,Methodology, Evaluation,Pre-Post Tests,Qualitative Evaluation,Quantitative Evaluation,Theoretical Effectiveness,Use-Effectiveness,Critiques,Effectiveness, Theoretical,Evaluation Methodologies,Evaluation Reports,Evaluation, Qualitative,Evaluation, Quantitative,Evaluations, Qualitative,Evaluations, Quantitative,Indexes, Evaluation,Methodologies, Evaluation,Pre Post Tests,Pre-Post Test,Qualitative Evaluations,Quantitative Evaluations,Report, Evaluation,Reports, Evaluation,Research, Evaluation,Test, Pre-Post,Tests, Pre-Post,Use Effectiveness
D012577	Schools, Medical	Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of medicine.	Medical Schools,Medical School,School, Medical
D013332	Student Dropouts	Individuals who leave school, secondary or college, prior to completion of specified curriculum requirements.	School Dropouts,Dropout, School,Dropout, Student,Dropouts, School,Dropouts, Student,School Dropout,Student Dropout
D013337	Students, Medical	Individuals enrolled in a school of medicine or a formal educational program in medicine.	Medical Student,Medical Students,Student, Medical