Lubna A Baig, Muhammad Athar Khan, Farah Asad.
Has the Change in the Medical College Admission Criteria and Integrated Curriculum Improved Academic Performance in First and Second Year; Comparison of the Results of Two MBBS Batches of Government Medical College of Karachi?.
Ann Jinnah Sindh Med Uni Jan ;1(1):7-10.

Objectives: To assess the predictive validity of the medical college admission criteria for academic performance and the effect of integrated curriculum on academic performance of MBBS students at : Setting: Karachi Medical and Dental College. Methods: Data based study using the results of two batches of KMDCinducted in 2002 and 2003. Data was entered on SPSS-20, ANOVA, ANCOVA, stepwise regression and repeated measures ANCOVA was used for analysis. The study was initiated in 2008 and data analysis completed in 2010. Results: A total of 100 students results were used with 50 in each batch. The admission score of the batch of 2002 was significantly higher than the batch of 2003 (P-Value <0.001). The students enrolled in 2003 did significantly better in the first year practical marks compared to batch of 2002 (P <0.001). The increase in the score of the practical marks in second year for the 2002 batch was significantly higher than the batch of 2003 (P <0.001). The predictive validity based on the regression analysis with aggregated admission score as an independent variabnle for first year marks was 23.7% and for second year marks was 91.5%. Conclusions and Suggestions: The MCAT conducted by CBM was a good predictor of academic performance in first and second year of MBBS. The students in the integrated curriculum had better academic scores compared to students in the traditional curriculum. Key words: Predictive validity, curriculum, MCAT, PBL, Academic performance.

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