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Developing an online prematriculation orientation program and its relation to student performance in the first class
Hugh A Stoddard1, Rubens J Pamies, David S Carver
1Curriculum Development Office, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. hstoddard@unmc.edu
Background:
In 2004 the University of Nebraska College of Medicine developed an online prematriculation program, Fast Start, to introduce students to the environment and expectations in medical school.
Purpose:
This quantitative study was conducted to determine whether using Fast Start correlated with performance in the gross anatomy course.
Methods:
A hierarchical regression analysis was used to correlate grades in gross anatomy with a set of common prediction variables and a variable for use of Fast Start.
Results:
The results showed that the predictive power of the full model, including the Fast Start variable, was slightly stronger than for the reduced model. A separate model verified the absence of an interaction between Fast Start use and prior academic ability.
Conclusions:
The online Fast Start program provided an efficient and effective method of delivering a prematriculation student orientation experience; its use was associated with marginally improved performance in a medical school course.
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