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GAMSAT

Explore the predictors of job performance, academic success, and clinical performance, including GAMSAT details and selection practices for medical schools like St. George's, University of London. Learn about GAMSAT sections and entry requirements.

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GAMSAT

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  1. Dr Aileen O'Brien Prof Peter McCrorie St George's, University of London GAMSAT

  2. What predicts future job performance? • Validity ( r ) % add to IQ • IQ complx. job .51 65% • integ/conscnt. .41 23% • peer ratings .49 14% • prev job perform. .45 14% • biograph.data .35 2% • no train.courses .11 2% • yrs education .10 2% • interests .10 2% • age -.01 0%

  3. Academic predictors of exam performance • Science A levels predict exam success in years 1 and 2 but not subsequent performance

  4. But note that • Different cognitive & non-cognitive factors correlate with academic success in different schools, so cultures and teaching styles influence outcome.

  5. Clinical performance is predicted by • interviews (sometimes) • previous study English & Humanities • learning style (deep or superficial) • measure of empathy / motivation

  6. Suggested good practice for selection for medical school • Relevant factors: predictive validity and cost • Measure of IQ • Structured interview assessing desirable personal characteristics • ? additional measures, e.g. structured reference, group activity, psychometric tests, behavioural consistency exercise, etc

  7. GAMSAT • Developed and validated by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) • To assist in selection of students for graduate-entry programs • To assess capacity to undertake high level intellectual studies in a demanding course.

  8. Universities • St George’s, University of • London • The University of Nottingham • at Derby • The University of Wales at • Swansea • Peninsula Medical and Dental School (5 and 4 year) • Keele University

  9. GAMSAT scores correlate with GCSE & A level points • not with degree class • not with interview scores • 50% overlap with UKCAT

  10. What is GAMSAT? • Designed to suit many educational backgrounds • More pattern recognition than specific facts • Need to know the sciences • Not pass/fail, rather a screening test for interview • Designed to provide a ‘level playing field’

  11. Section I - Reasoning in humanities and social sciences • Assesses skills in the interpretation and understanding of ideas in social and cultural context. Some material is presented verbally, some more visual and tabular. • 75 MCQs in 100 minutes

  12. Example – Section I • Which is closest in meaning to the given proverb? • Death keeps no calendar • A The evening crowns the day • B Nothing is certain but death and taxes • C Death devours lambs as well as sheep • D We must live by the living not by the dead

  13. Section II - Written communication • Test of writing, emphasis on generative thinking component of writing ability. • 2 writing tasks, each from a choice of 5; total writing time 1 hour. • 2 short pieces of prose, each marked x3

  14. Develop and title a piece of writing in response to the following comments • One friend in a lifetime is much; two is many; three is hardly possible • Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing it • However rare true love may be it is less rare than true friendship • It is one of the great blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them

  15. “A politician is an arse which everyone has sat upon except a man”..!

  16. Section III- Reasoning in biological and physical sciences • Assesses knowledge and understanding of basic science and problem solving in scientific context • Identify knowledge in new contexts • Translate knowledge from one form to another • Estimate measurements and recognise limits in accuracy • Formulate hypotheses • Extrapolate and interpret data

  17. Formulate generalisations • Deduce relationships from models • Analyse data • Follow line of reasoning • 40% chemistry, 40% biology, 20% physics • 110 MCQs in 170 minutes

  18. When animal cells are placed in pure water, which one of the following is likely to move first and fastest across the cell membrane? A glucose B water C amino acids D sodium ions

  19. St George’s entry requirements • 2.2 degree in any discipline • UK or EU resident • GAMSAT • Work experience • Interview • Police and health screening

  20. Score calculated for St George’s • I + II + (2xIII) • 4 • I + II + III • 3

  21. Minimum score of Paper 2 55 and must achieve 55 in one other paper and 50 in the other

  22. Admission George's • GAMSAT • 2:2 • Reference and personal statement not used • GAMSAT “level playing field” • Multiple mini interview then decides

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