Medizinstudierendenauswahl in Deutschland

Who is allowed to study medicine? – regulations and evidence

“…Nevertheless, student selection internationally includes a broad range of procedures with varying evidence, ranging from selection by lottery [2] to mere selection on the ground of school leaving grades [3]. Additional student admission tests (SAT) are frequently used, since their results reliably predict study success as measured by cognitive outcome criteria [4], [5].…”

“…The predictive validity of the school leaving grade for the study success is undisputed [3]. Meanwhile, however, even the highest average school leaving grade of 1,0 requires additional luck of draw to get a study place in almost all federal states of Germany.…”

“…To that end more weight should be placed on previous vocational training in health care professions, SATs and interview techniques. However, evidence for supporting vocational trainings and at least unstructured interviews as selection criteria is missing [3]. …”

From HAM-Nat to the “Physikum” – Analysis of the study success parameters before and after the introduction of a science test in the approval procedure

“…Most medical schools no longer look for applicants by Abitur grade alone but consider other selection criteria [1]. In a longitudinal analysis Kadmon et al [2] have shown that the Abitur grade is a “predictor of academic performance”.…”

“…Hamburg and Berlin, like Magdeburg, carry out the HAM-Nat test [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10]. Numerous other medical faculties take into account the Test for Medical Studies (TMS) results in the selection of their applicants [1]. Students with poor Abitur grades but who passed the TMS achieved better study results in the first phase of studies than the top Abitur students who only achieved moderate TMS results [11].…”