| Admission characteristics and academic performance of podiatric and osteopathic medical students at Des Moines University. | |
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PMID: 20660879 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Podiatric and osteopathic medical students at Des Moines University take the same basic science medical curriculum. The first course students complete is medical biochemistry. The final common course is the second-year medical pharmacology course. Attrition typically occurs between these academic offerings. We sought to compare admissions data, retention rates, and academic performance between these two groups of medical students for the classes of 2008 to 2011. METHODS: Average admission scores, performance scores for the biochemistry and medical pharmacology courses, and retention rates for the 2008 to 2011 classes were obtained from the registrar and enrollment offices. One-way analysis of variance was used to compare the scores of the two cohorts. Linear regression was used to identify changes across time. RESULTS: The DO students showed significantly better performance than the DPM students in matriculating overall and science grade point averages, total Medical College Admissions Test scores, retention rates, and the medical biochemistry course (P < .01). There was no difference in the performance of the student groups in the medical pharmacology course. The DPM student scores across the four classes increased for both academic courses, whereas the DO student scores remained at the same level for medical biochemistry, at a rate of 0.74% per year (R(2) = 0.50), and pharmacology, at a rate of 0.90% per year (R(2) = 0.49). CONCLUSIONS: Admissions data and initial academic performance of osteopathic medical students were higher than those of podiatric medical students. Once attrition occurred in year 1, the difference in academic performance between these groups of students was no longer statistically significant, and students in both medical programs at that time in the curriculum are equally academically qualified. |
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Authors:
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Robert M Yoho; Vassilios Vardaxis; Kathryn Comstock |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association Volume: 100 ISSN: 1930-8264 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Podiatr Med Assoc Publication Date: 2010 Jul-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-27 Completed Date: 2010-12-08 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8501423 Medline TA: J Am Podiatr Med Assoc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 276-80 Citation Subset: IM |
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College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA 50312, USA. robert.yoho@dmu.edu |
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Achievement Biochemistry / education Curriculum Educational Measurement / statistics & numerical data* Humans Iowa Linear Models Osteopathic Medicine / education* Pharmacology / education Podiatry / education* Schools, Health Occupations |
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