The association between how medical students were selected and their perceived stress levels in Year-1 of medical school

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Background: The prevalence of medical students’ mental distress is high. While schools apply various methods to select a well-performing and diverse student population, little is known about the association between different selection methods and the well-being of these students during medical school. The present retrospective multi-cohort study assessed whether students selected by high grades, assessment, or weighted lottery showed different stress perception levels in Year-1 of medical school. Methods: Of 1144 Dutch Year-1 medical students, 650 (57%) of the cohorts 2013, 2014, and 2018 who were selected by high grades, assessment, or weighted lottery completed a stress perception questionnaire (PSS-14). A multilevel regression analysis assessed the association between selection method (independent variable) and stress perception levels (dependent variable) while controlling for gender and cohort. In a post-hoc analysis, academic performance (optimal vs. non-optimal) was included in the multilevel model. Results: Students selected by assessment (B = 2.25, p

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Broks, V. M. A., Stegers-Jager, K. M., Fikrat-Wevers, S., Van den Broek, W. W., & Woltman, A. M. (2023). The association between how medical students were selected and their perceived stress levels in Year-1 of medical school. BMC Medical Education, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04411-0

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