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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

A Comparison of the Academic Achievement at the End of the Medicine Undergraduate Degree Program Between Students Who Only Used the University Admission Test and Those Who Used the University Admission Test Plus Marks from the High School National Exam (ENEM) at a Single Brazilian Center

Reinaldo Bulgarelli BestettiDepartment of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto city, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marina de Toledo DurandDepartment of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto city, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5625-4662View further author information
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Lucélio B CoutoDepartment of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto city, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9549-7739View further author information
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Milton Faria-JrDepartment of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto city, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2841-1349View further author information
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Helen Figueiredo FumagalliDepartment of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto city, BrazilView further author information
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Vinicius M R SilvaDepartment of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto city, BrazilView further author information
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Gustavo S RomãoDepartment of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto city, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5241-8423View further author information
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Rosemary Furlan-DanielDepartment of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto city, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7375-8205View further author information
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Marcelo E GarciaDepartment of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto city, BrazilView further author information
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Sônia M N FerriDepartment of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto city, BrazilView further author information
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Ana Cláudia S ReisDepartment of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto city, BrazilView further author information
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Salim D Jorge-NetoDepartment of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto city, BrazilView further author information
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Tufik Jose M GeleileteDepartment of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto city, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2996-6533View further author information
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Pages 1185-1190 | Received 30 Jun 2023, Accepted 07 Oct 2023, Published online: 21 Oct 2023

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