Guni Kadmon, Anna Kirchner, Roman Duelli, Franz Resch, Martina Kadmon
Medizinische Fakultät Heidelberg, Universität Heidelberg.
Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen 2012The German Aptitude Test for Medical Studies (TMS) was implemented in 2007. 12,194 persons registered for this test in 2011, which represents a 91% increase over 2007. The male/female ratio remained constant at 38:62. Its reliability among applicants to Heidelberg Medical Faculty was confirmed by Cronbach's α (≥ 0.75) and inter-item correlation (≥ 0.25, p < 10(-7)). The TMS contains nine items; using factor analysis these were allocated to the two components verbal-mathematical and spatial-figural ability. The verbal-mathematical items moderately correlate with the German Baccalaureate GPA (r = 0.33), while the spatial-figural items do not correlate (r = 0.07). Thus, the TMS is an admission instrument that appraise different cognitive abilities than the GPA. For the admission of students to our faculty their TMS scores are weighted at 39%, which has resulted in a diversification of our student cohorts. Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier GmbH.
Guni Kadmon, Anna Kirchner, Roman Duelli, Franz Resch, Martina Kadmon. What is the purpose of the German Aptitude Test for Medical Studies (TMS)?]. Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. 2012;106(2):125-30
PMID: 22480896
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