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Harry B. Burke, AM
Pritzker School of Medicine University of Chicago

JAMA. 1986;256(24):3348.

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To the Editor.—

There have been several studies comparing the academic performance of male and female first-year medical students.^1-3 Generally, men perform better than women in the basic sciences. But none of these studies controlled for prior course work. It could be that men achieve higher test scores in the basic sciences in medical school because, prior to matriculation, they have taken more courses similar to those required in medical school than women have. To deal with unequal preparation, this study adjusted for prior course work by examining, by subject, the academic performance of those male and female medical students who did not have any prior course work in that subject.

Study.—

The numerical grades of the freshman medical students at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in 1984 were obtained for the following courses: Anatomy I and II, Histology, Biochemistry I and II, Physiology I and . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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