Correlation between performance in the Progress Test and approval in medical residency

Abstract: Introduction: Considered a complementary assessment tool, the Progress Test (PT) allows for a serial academic evaluation, which benefits both the student and educational institution in several ways. There has been an increasing effort to ascertain a link between the PT and the results of medical residency (MR), as both are measurements of cognitive competences. Objective: To correlate medical students’ performance in the PT with MR admissions. Method: Cross-sectional study conducted between November 2018 and March 2021 involving 143 students from the Universidade de Fortaleza medicine course who underwent the PT and unified MR selection process in the state. Result: A significant positive correlation (ρ = 0,257**; p