Neil Barrett on medical entry test

In addition to the ridiculous notion that a written test done at 18 years can measure your future ability to communicate and empathise with a patient at the toughest time in their life, the concerns regarding a private coaching company apparently predicting HPAT questions (“Medical entry test under investigation”, Front Page, March 10th) further expose the flawed thinking behind the test, ie that one can test potential solely and not rote learning, or “examsmanship”. (Times) >