Indicadores al ingreso en la carrera de medicina y su relación con el rendimiento académico

the present study tries to evaluate the predictability of academic performance related tosome income indicators in students attending the career of medicine. the investigation design was cross-sectional and retrospective of students who entered in the course 2005-2007. the variables used were: academic index in high-school, overall average in income tests, age, gender, place of birth and overall average of the first four semesters of career. we sought association between the considered variables; and regression models were adjusted to assess the predictability.