In the context of the UK Government’s ambitious programme of medical school expansion, it is important to have an understanding of how the medical school admissions process works, and with what effects. The issue is also relevant for the Schwartz Review (2004) into higher education admissions....

In the context of the UK Government's ambitious programme of medical school expansion, it is important to have an understanding of how the medical school admissions process works, and with what effects. The issue is also relevant for the Schwartz Review (2004) into higher education admissions....

From individual-level longitudinal data for two entire cohorts of medical students in UK universities, we analyse the probability that an individual student will 'drop out' of medical school prior to the successful completion of their studies. We examine the cohort of students enrolling for a...

From individual-level longitudinal data for two entire cohorts of medical students in UK universities, we analyse the probability that an individual student will "drop out" of medical school prior to the successful completion of their studies. We examine the cohort of students enrolling for a...