Academic performance of Brazilian medical students during internship: Regular path versus affirmative action system.

Key Points

• The aim is to compare the academic performance of medical students under regular and affirmative action paths.
• Adjusted for sociodemographic factors
• Adjusted for economic factors
• Compared performance of Regular Path (RP) and Affirmative Action (AA) students
• Both RP and AA students performed similarly after adjustments
• Affirmative action is supported as an effective inclusion policy