参与学术准会员项目：对医学院录取率的影响。

Sparano Dina M, Shofer Frances S, Hollander Judd E

Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

Acad Emerg Med. 2004 Jun;11(6):695-8.

OBJECTIVES

Several emergency medicine programs are using premedical students as research assistants for clinical research in the emergency department (ED). These programs have been shown to enhance faculty research productivity, but the effects of these programs on the students' goals have not been assessed. The authors evaluated the effect of the Academic Associate Program (AAP) on medical school acceptance rates.

METHODS

From 1997 to 2002, premedical students who attended informational sessions about the AAP completed a 28-item survey including demographic information, educational experiences, career goals, grade point average (GPA), and prior research participation. Premedical students who had a career goal of becoming a physician were included in the study if they matriculated into medical school or changed their career plans by the fall of 2003. Medical school acceptance was determined by contacting students or their parents via telephone and e-mail. Students enrolled in the AAP were compared with Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) data to determine whether they were more or less likely to be accepted into medical school.

RESULTS

During the study period, 198 students enrolled in the AAP had attained a final disposition with respect to medical school matriculation. Students were a mean age of 22.4 +/- 3.0 years, 55% female, and 43% nonwhite. Most students (91%) were junior year or later with respect to educational level. Prior research experience included being an author on an abstract (25%), being an author on a manuscript (17%), and presenting research at a scientific meeting (14%). The mean GPA ( +/- standard deviation) for Academic Associates was 3.38 ( +/- 0.31). Medical school acceptance rates were 79% for students in the AAP (95% confidence interval [95% CI] = 73.1 to 84.5). This is higher than expected based on AAMC published data with a 49% (95% CI = 48.5 to 49.5) acceptance rate for students with a mean GPA of 3.46.

CONCLUSIONS

Compared with AAMC data, students in the AAP have a higher medical school acceptance rate despite a slightly lower GPA. This finding suggests that participation in the program enhances a student's likelihood of matriculating in medical school.

目的

多个急诊医学项目正在将医学预科学生用作急诊科临床研究的研究助理。这些项目已被证明能提高教师的研究生产力，但这些项目对学生目标的影响尚未得到评估。作者评估了学术助理项目（AAP）对医学院录取率的影响。

方法

1997年至2002年期间，参加过AAP信息发布会的医学预科学生完成了一项包含28个项目的调查，内容包括人口统计学信息、教育经历、职业目标、平均绩点（GPA）以及之前的研究参与情况。如果医学预科学生的职业目标是成为一名医生，且在2003年秋季前被医学院录取或改变了职业规划，那么他们将被纳入研究。通过电话和电子邮件联系学生或其家长来确定医学院录取情况。将参加AAP的学生与美国医学院协会（AAMC）的数据进行比较，以确定他们被医学院录取的可能性是更高还是更低。

结果

在研究期间，198名参加AAP的学生已获得关于医学院入学的最终结果。学生的平均年龄为22.4±3.0岁，55%为女性，43%为非白人。就教育水平而言，大多数学生（91%）为大三或更高年级。之前的研究经历包括作为摘要的作者（25%）、作为手稿的作者（17%）以及在科学会议上展示研究成果（14%）。学术助理的平均GPA（±标准差）为3.38（±0.31）。AAP学生的医学院录取率为79%（95%置信区间[95%CI]=73.1至84.5）。这高于根据AAMC公布的数据所预期的录取率，AAMC公布的平均GPA为3.46的学生录取率为49%（95%CI=48.5至49.5）。