US Military Dietetic Internship and Graduate Program: Retrospective Analysis of Selection Criteria and Student Success
| Autor: | Heidi L. Clark, LesLee K. Funderburk, Renee E. Cole |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male 030506 rehabilitation Dietetics Odds Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030202 anesthesiology Internship medicine Retrospective analysis Humans Attrition Military Medicine Personnel Selection Selection (genetic algorithm) Retrospective Studies Medical education Nutrition and Dietetics Outcome measures Internship and Residency Retrospective cohort study General Medicine medicine.disease Verbal reasoning United States Female Educational Measurement 0305 other medical science Psychology Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 118:1057-1064 |
| ISSN: | 2212-2672 |
| Popis: | Background The US Military-Baylor Graduate Program in Nutrition (GPN) has a 10% 7-year attrition rate representing wasted military resources. Evidence-based selection criteria for dietetics masters of science (MS) programs do not exist, nor does descriptive information of successful students. Objective Identify GPN student characteristics predicting program success in the didactic and internship phases. Design Retrospective study using demographic, academic, and nonacademic data extracted from existing files. Participants and setting There were 72 GPN students enrolled from 2006 to 2013 in San Antonio, TX. Main outcome measures Categorization by optimal performance (no course grade Results The average GPN student was female (65%), in the US Army (94%), and single (64%), with a mean age of 26 years. Mean Quantitative, Verbal Reasoning, and Analytical Writing Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores were 149, 153, and 4.2 points, respectively. Odds of GPN failure increased 1.3 times with each year increase in age at GPN program start (95% CI=1.089 to 1.612; P =0.005). Odds of attaining optimal performance decreased 4.5 times with each additional year increase between GRE completion and GPN start (95% CI=1.623 to 16.236; P =0.005) and 0.157 times with each grade point average point decrease in Biochemistry (95% CI=0.49 to 0.430; P =0.002). Conclusions Modification of selection criteria based on time between GRE and GPN start and undergraduate Biochemistry grades could improve GPN success. However, identification and mitigation of potential student weaknesses is a more realistic approach to promote student success. Intentional development of students with optimal characteristics will strengthen the dietetics profession during the transition to an MS degree requirement. |
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