Suitability of the HAM-Nat test and TMS module "basic medical-scientific understanding" for medical school selection.

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Suitability of the HAM-Nat test and TMS module "basic medical-scientific understanding" for medical school selection. / Hissbach, Johanna; Feddersen, Lena; Sehner, Susanne; Hampe, Wolfgang.

In: GMS Z Med Ausbild, Vol. 29, No. 5, 5, 2012, p. 72.

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title = "Suitability of the HAM-Nat test and TMS module {"}basic medical-scientific understanding{"} for medical school selection.",
abstract = "Tests with natural-scientific content are predictive of the success in the first semesters of medical studies. Some universities in the German speaking countries use the 'Test for medical studies' (TMS) for student selection. One of its test modules, namely {"}medical and scientific comprehension{"}, measures the ability for deductive reasoning. In contrast, the Hamburg Assessment Test for Medicine, Natural Sciences (HAM-Nat) evaluates knowledge in natural sciences. In this study the predictive power of the HAM-Nat test will be compared to that of the NatDenk test, which is similar to the TMS module {"}medical and scientific comprehension{"} in content and structure.",
author = "Johanna Hissbach and Lena Feddersen and Susanne Sehner and Wolfgang Hampe",
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