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  • Medical Education
  • Health Professions Education
  • Assessment in Medical Training

Background:

  • Brazil faces increasing competition for medical residency positions due to a rise in medical schools.
  • Progress Testing is being considered as a tool for medical residency selection by public managers.
  • Evaluating the predictive validity of Progress Testing for residency selection is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the correlation between students' Progress Testing scores and their performance in the medical residency selection process.
  • To assess if Progress Testing can be a useful component in selecting residents in Brazil.
  • To analyze the relationship between accumulated Progress Testing scores and final residency selection outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of four student cohorts (212 students) from Botucatu Medical School, Universidade Estadual Paulista.
  • Comparison of accumulated Progress Testing scores with medical residency selection scores using Pearson correlation.
  • Grouped students based on Progress Testing performance (above, within, and below one standard deviation) and compared approval rates using a chi-square test.

Main Results:

  • A statistically significant positive association was found between Progress Testing scores and medical residency selection scores (p < 0.05).
  • Students scoring above one standard deviation on Progress Testing had a 91.7% approval rate, compared to 69.2% within one standard deviation, and 42.1% below one standard deviation (p < 0.05).
  • These findings indicate a strong predictive relationship between Progress Testing performance and residency selection success.

Conclusions:

  • Progress Testing scores demonstrate a significant correlation with medical residency selection outcomes.
  • The correlation is likely due to both assessments measuring cognitive competencies and medical knowledge.
  • These results support the potential integration of Progress Testing into national policies for medical residency selection in Brazil.