Concerns over aptitude test for medicine courses

The Institute of Guidance Counsellors has called for medical schools to stop using an aptitude test to help select incoming students.

A report for the medical schools on the system in place since 2009 is about to be finalised and discussed with the Higher Education Authority next week, with some changes likely to be recommended as a result.

Scores from the Health Professionals Admission Test (HPAT) taken by about 3,000 people each February are counted along with Leaving Certificate points to select undergraduate entrants to medicine.