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Joining the Conversation: Predictors of Success on the United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE)
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Gohara, Sabry; Shapiro, Joseph I.; Jacob, Adam N.; Khuder, Sadik A.; Gandy, Robyn A.; Metting, Patricia J.; Gold, Jeffrey; Kleshinski, James; and James Kleshinski – Learning Assistance Review, 2011
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether models based on pre-admission testing, including performance on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), performance on required courses in the medical school curriculum, or a combination of both could accurately predict performance of medical students on the United States Medical Licensing…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Required Courses, Medical Schools
Aptitude, Achievement and Competence in Medicine: A Latent Variable Path Model
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Collin, V. Terri; Violato, Claudio; Hecker, Kent – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2009
To develop and test a latent variable path model of general achievement, aptitude for medicine and competence in medicine employing data from the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), pre-medical undergraduate grade point average (UGPA) and demographic characteristics for competence in pre-clinical and measures of competence (United States…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Structural Equation Models, Testing, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
Impact of Preadmission Variables on USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Performance
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Kleshinski, James; Khuder, Sadik A.; Shapiro, Joseph I.; Gold, Jeffrey P. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2009
Purpose: To examine the predictive ability of preadmission variables on United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE) step 1 and step 2 performance, incorporating the use of a neural network model. Method: Preadmission data were collected on matriculants from 1998 to 2004. Linear regression analysis was first used to identify predictors of…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, College Admission, Medical Schools, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
Background Essential to the Proper Use of Results of Step 1 and Step 2 of the USMLE.
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O'Donnell, M. J.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1993
General information about Steps 1 and 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) are offered to support proper use of the results for three general, nonlicensure applications: (1) evaluation of academic achievement; (2) program evaluation; and (3) selection for residencies. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Graduate Medical Education
Statistical Criteria for Setting Thresholds in Medical School Admissions
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Albanese, Mark A.; Farrell, Philip; Dottl, Susan – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2005
In 2001, Dr. Jordan Cohen, President of the AAMC, called for medical schools to consider using an Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) threshold to eliminate high-risk applicants from consideration and then to use non-academic qualifications for further consideration. This approach would seem to be consistent with the recent Supreme Court ruling…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Medical Schools, Qualifications, College Admission