Admission criteria and student success in a medical radiation sciences program.
Determining admission criteria that will predict successful student outcomes is a challenging undertaking for newly established health professional programs. This study examined data from the students who entered a medical radiation sciences program in September 2002. By analyzing the correlation be...
| Published in: | Journal of Allied Health Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 158 - 163 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP)
Fall2009
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| Summary: | Determining admission criteria that will predict successful student outcomes is a challenging undertaking for newly established health professional programs. This study examined data from the students who entered a medical radiation sciences program in September 2002. By analyzing the correlation between undergraduate GPA, grades in undergraduate science courses, performance in program coursework, and post-graduation certification examination results, the authors determined admission criteria that were linked to successful student outcomes for radiological technology and radiation therapy students. |
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