Selection of Medical Students for Graduate Training: Pass/Fail versus Grades

6 July 1978

journal article
research article
Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine

Vol. 299 (1) , 25-27
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197807062990106

Abstract

We analyzed the performance of two cohorts of surgical residents: one from "pass/fail" and the other from "graded" medical schools. A performance index indicates that the group from graded schools performed significantly better (P<0.001). No resident from a pass/fail institution ranked above the 87th percentile, and this group accounted for 82 per cent of those ranking below the 15th percentile.

Keywords

PASS/FAIL
GRADED SCHOOLS
15TH PERCENTILE
GRADUATE TRAINING
INDEX INDICATES
INSTITUTION RANKED
GROUP ACCOUNTED
PERFORMANCE INDEX
NO RESIDENT

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Medical Education: Harvard Reverts to Tradition
Science, 1973