Impact of extended course duration and stricter study organization on attrition and academic performance of medical students

Tešija, Roberta Andrea; Kružičević, Silvija Maslov; Banožić, Adriana; Esteban, Carlos David; Sapunar, Damir; Puljak, Livia

doi:10.3325/cmj.2013.54.192

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“…One limitation of our study is that we do not know which of the six interventions contributed most to the observed results. Based on a previously published study in which we showed that stricter regulations were associated with better academic outcomes for medical students, [ 17 ] we assume that the most important interventions were related to more stringent study regulations in the form of mandatory progress reports, obligatory completion of a detailed research plan by the end of the first study year, higher year enrollment regulations and the possibility of being expelled if exams were not passed within two years.…”

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Improving completion rates of students in biomedical PhD programs: an interventional study

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BackgroundAnalysis of graduation success at the University of Split School of Medicine PhD programs conducted in 2011 revealed that only 11% of students who enrolled and completed their graduate coursework between 1999 and 2011 earned a doctoral degree. In this prospective cohort study we evaluated and compared three PhD programs within the same medical school, where the newest program, called Translational Research in Biomedicine (TRIBE), established in the academic year 2010/11, aimed to increase the graduation rate through an innovative approach.MethodsThe intervention in the new program was related to three domains: redefined recruitment strategy, strict study regulations, and changes to the curriculum. We compared performance of PhD students between the new and existing programs and analyzed their current status, time to obtain a degree (from enrolment to doctorate), age at doctorate, number of publications on which the thesis was based and the impact factor of journals in which these were published.ResultsThese improvement strategies were associated with higher thesis completion rate and reduced time to degree for students enrolled in the TRIBE program. There was no change in the impact factor or number of publications that were the basis for the doctoral theses.ConclusionOur study describes good practices which proved useful in the design or reform of the PhD training program.

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“…These reasons are perhaps the reflection of the prominent resignation among students, but also in society as a whole. Moreover, medical professionals, after long and demanding studies ( 21 ), are often faced with low salaries, heavy workloads, remuneration not related to performance, and poor career prospects ( 22 ).…”

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Emigration-related attitudes of the final year medical students in Croatia: a cross-sectional study at the dawn of the EU accession

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AimTo investigate the emigration-related attitudes of final year medical students in Croatia at the dawn of the EU accession in 2013.MethodsAll final-year medical students at four Croatian medical schools (Zagreb, Rijeka, Split, and Osijek) were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey on emigration attitudes.ResultsAmong 260 respondents (response rate 61%), 90 students (35%) reported readiness for permanent emigration, expecting better quality of life (N = 22, 31%), better health care organization (N = 17, 24%), more professional challenges (N = 10, 14%), or simply to get a job (N = 8, 11%), while the least common expectation were greater earnings (N = 7, 10%). The most common target countries were Germany (N = 36, 40%), USA and Canada (N = 15, 17%), and UK (N = 10, 11%). In a multivariate analysis, readiness for permanent emigration was associated with an interest in undertaking a temporary training abroad (odds ratio [OR] 6.87; 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.83-16.72), while the belief that the preferred specialty could be obtained in Croatia appeared protective against emigration (OR 0.26; 95% CI 0.12-0.59).ConclusionDespite shortages of health care workers in Croatia, the percentage of students with emigration propensity was rather high. Prevalent negative perception of the Croatian health care and recent Croatian accession to the EU pose a threat of losing newly graduated physicians to EU countries.

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“…An issue which is up to now less investigated is the influence of the study duration on the academic performance. In this field, a Croatian group reported on the positive influence of an extended study duration from five years to six years [9]. However, this Croatian study is related to the regular study duration and not on the individual study duration, which can be longer.…”

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Textile study courses – evaluation of student performance over one complete decade

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2022

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The success of students and their performance are influenced by manifold parameters. The current study focusses especially on the correlation between study duration and the student performance. Investigated are the numbers of two textile related courses (bachelor and master) over the complete time frame of one decade. Data of more than 800 students are considered. Data evaluation is done with the final marks of the students and by using a calculated value – the student performance index PI. Especially discussed is the behavior of long-time students needing more than the double of the regular study duration. In this study only results of students are discussed which successfully finished the study course with a degree. Students leaving without a degree are not considered. For the bachelor course a correlation of their final grades with larger study duration can be determined. In contrast, for the master course nearly no influence of the study duration on the student performance is determined. A possible explanation for these different results can be discussed with the different reasons for longer study duration. For master course it is obviously the situation that the studying is combined with part-time or even full-time jobs. This combination of job and study course leads even for excellent students to prolonged study duration. With this background, for future developments a special designed part time master study course should be developed and offered for students who like the combination of a job carrier with gaining simultaneously a master degree.

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Impact of extended course duration and stricter study organization on attrition and academic performance of medical students

Cited by 5 publications

References 20 publications

Improving completion rates of students in biomedical PhD programs: an interventional study

Improving completion rates of students in biomedical PhD programs: an interventional study

Emigration-related attitudes of the final year medical students in Croatia: a cross-sectional study at the dawn of the EU accession

Textile study courses – evaluation of student performance over one complete decade

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