Table 1. Objective Quiz Questions and Correct Answers*.
Question |
Correct answer |
Test prior to medical school? |
Yes, the MCAT |
After high school? |
Undergraduate/bachelor’s degree |
Which undergraduate major is acceptable? |
Any major is acceptable |
Years to complete an undergraduate degree? |
4 years |
Do medical school applications include extracurriculars? |
Yes |
Years to complete medical school? |
4 years |
After medical school? |
Residency training |
List 3 types of physicians. |
Many correct answers |
List 3 types of nonphysician health care professionals. |
Many correct answers |
*The quiz was administered verbally by trained volunteers to individual students at the 2022 Asclepius Medical Camp for Youth. Student participants responded to each question in a short answer format, verbally, by recall. The questions and correct answers are paraphrased in the table for simplicity. The questions reflected locally pertinent basic knowledge about pursuing a career in medicine. The quiz was scored out of 10 possible marks, with the first question valued out of 2 possible marks, and the remainder valued at 1 mark each.
Abbreviation: MCAT, Medical College Admission Test