Dickman R L, Sarnacki R E, Schimpfhauser F T, Katz L A
JAMA. 1980 Jun 27;243(24):2506-9.
The majority of matriculating US medical students continue to major in the natural sciences as college undergraduates in the belief that this will enhance their chances of admission to and their performance in medical school. The present study compared the academic performance and residency selection of natural science and nonscience majors in three separate medical school classes at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Statistical analysis of grades in the first two years of medical school, clinical performance in the third year, and part I and part II National Board Medical Examination scores revealed no significant differences across three class replications. Residency selection among graduating seniors was also independent of undergraduate major. It is suggested that admissions committees, premedical advisors, and students reconsider their attitudes about the necessity of concentration in the natural sciences before entering medical school.
大多数即将进入美国医学院的学生在本科阶段仍选择自然科学专业，他们认为这将增加他们被医学院录取的机会以及在医学院的学习表现。本研究比较了纽约州立大学布法罗分校三个不同医学院班级中自然科学专业和非自然科学专业学生的学业成绩和住院医师选拔情况。对医学院前两年的成绩、第三年的临床实习表现以及美国国家医学委员会第一部分和第二部分考试成绩进行统计分析后发现，三个班级的重复研究结果并无显著差异。即将毕业的大四学生在住院医师选拔方面也与本科专业无关。建议招生委员会、医学预科顾问和学生重新审视他们对于进入医学院之前专注于自然科学必要性的态度。
