Do cognitively based medical selection assessment scores predict doctors' clinical competency? A protocol for a...

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Healthcare Professional Assessment

Background:

• Medical schools increasingly use cognitive selection assessments for applicant screening.
• These assessments show predictive validity for academic performance, complementing secondary school grades.
• Concerns exist regarding applicant burden, institutional costs, and potential disadvantages for under-represented groups.

Purpose of the Study:

• To systematically review and appraise evidence linking cognitive selection assessment scores to doctors' future clinical competency.
• To evaluate if these assessments predict performance in post-qualification clinical examinations or clinical outcomes.

Main Methods:

• A comprehensive search of eight databases and grey literature from January 2000 onwards.
• Independent study selection, data extraction, and quality/bias assessment by two authors.
• Narrative synthesis to appraise and integrate findings from included studies.

Main Results:

• This section is to be populated upon study completion.

Conclusions:

• This section is to be populated upon study completion.