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Nour Al-Ziftawi1, Diala Alhaj Moustafa1, Dana ElKhalifa2
1College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Advances in Medical Education and Practice
|October 23, 2025
Summary
Grade point average (GPA) shows inconsistent links to healthcare job performance. While it weakly predicts physician performance and influences pharmacist training, its impact on nurses varies, highlighting the need for more research.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare professional development
- Academic performance metrics
- Workplace productivity analysis
Background:
- Grade point average (GPA) is a common academic performance metric.
- Its correlation with real-world job performance in healthcare is debated.
- Understanding this link is crucial for evaluating healthcare professionals.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review literature on GPA and job performance in healthcare.
- To analyze the relationship across different healthcare professions.
- To assess the predictive value of GPA in clinical settings.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive database search (PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane) from 2000-2023.
- Inclusion of original research on healthcare practitioners post-graduation.
- Quality assessment using NIH tools and summarization by professional group.
Main Results:
- Fourteen studies (6 physicians, 6 nurses, 2 pharmacists) were included.
- GPA showed weak to moderate prediction for physicians' performance.
- GPA influenced pharmacists' postgraduate training and had variable effects on nurses' critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and turnover.
Conclusions:
- The relationship between GPA and job performance varies significantly by healthcare profession and performance indicator.
- GPA's predictive utility in healthcare is inconsistent.
- Further research is needed to clarify GPA's role as a performance indicator.
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