Associations between admissions factors and the need for remediation

This study examines the way in which student characteristics and pre-admissions measures are statistically associated with the likelihood a student will require remediation for academic and professionalism offenses. We anchor our inquiry within Irby and Hamstra ’s (2016) conceptual framework of constructs of professionalism. Data from five graduating cohorts (2014–2018) from McMaster University (Hamilton, Canada) (N = 1,021) were retroactively collected and analyzed using traditional and multinominal logistic regression analyses. The relationship a mong student characteristics, pre-admissions variables, and referral for potential remediation both by occurrence (yes/no) as well as type (academic/professional/no referral) were examined separately. Findings indicate that gender (OR = 0.519, 95% CI 0.326–0.827,p <  0.01) and undergraduate grade point average (GPA) (OR = 0.245, 95% CI 0.070–0.855,p <  0.05) were significantly associated with instances of referral for potential professionalism and academic remediation, respectively. Women were less likely than men to require remediation for professionalism (OR = 0.332, 95% CI 0.174–0.602,p <  0.001). Undergraduate GPAs (OR = 0.826, 95% CI 0.021–0.539,p <  0.01) were significantly associated with remediation for academic reasons. Lower undergraduate GPAs were associated with a higher likelihood of remediation. These findings point to the admissions variables that are asso...
Source: Advances in Health Sciences Education - Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: research