[Dropout risk among medical students].

From 2015, medical education has introduced a cost-reimbursement for medical students who do not reach the yearly rising weighted average. The authors examine the dropout behaviour of Hungarian medical students. Analysis of the Higher Education Information System based on the database of those who started their medical studies in 2010 (n = 1046). Early retardation of credit accumulation, the use of passive semesters are typical for dropouts. 83.6% of those who started their studies studied in state-funded education, with 9.4% dropouts among them, 50% among cost-reimbursement students. Multivariate analysis revealed the factors affecting dropout. The chances of dropping out are increased by the low credit number, the number of passive semesters, the cost-reimbursement financing form. A dormitory residence is safety net, the student can make social capital that can support the success of his studies. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(21): 829-834.