| pubmed-article:1439009 | pubmed:abstractText | A report of the results of the Propedeutic Course in the Medical School of the University of Panama is informed. This course was established by the Academic Council, at the request of the Medical School, to diminish the registration form 280 to 180 students, taking into account the low academic performance of the students with the lowest grades in the Admission Process. The study showed that the correlation indices of the students in the Propedeutic Course and in the first regular semester was low. The study also showed that the number of students from the Propedeutic Course who repeated or were separated from the school, was higher than those from the regular semester. | lld:pubmed |
