The prediction of medical intern performance

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between the performance of medical interns and their earlier performance as medical and premedical students. 3 criteria relevant to intern performance were used (a) ratings based on letters of evaluation of each intern written by staff members of the internship hospital, (b) an index of the quality of the internship hospital, and (c) a composite of the 1st 2 criteria. Results indicate that the best predictor of intern performance is grade average in the clinical year(s) of medical school, that grades in the preclinical years of medical school have only a slight relationship to intern performance, and that premedical grades have almost no relationship. The Medical College Admission Test tends slightly to be negatively correlated with intern performance. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)