Lower entry scores ‘no barrier to success’ for rural med students
Performances matched those of students from metropolitan areas in surgical degree
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Many rural medical students might begin study with lower university entry scores, but they soon match the academic performance of their city peers, a study suggests.
Researchers tracked the academic performance of 147 recent graduates of Deakin University’s Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery course.