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Siu, Eric; Reiter, Harold I. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2009
Admissions committees and researchers around the globe have used diligence and imagination to develop and implement various screening measures with the ultimate goal of predicting future clinical and professional performance. What works for predicting future job performance in the human resources world and in most of the academic world may not,…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Student Evaluation, Grade Point Average, Medical Schools
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Thurmond, Vera B.; Lewis, Lloyd – Journal of Medical Education, 1986
The relationship between Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores and Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores of black students who had participated in a summer program for minority students interested in health careers held at the Medical College of Georgia was studied. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Black Students, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Mitchell, Karen J. – 1987
A description of the standardized, multiple-choice Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and how to use it is offered. Medical school admissions officers medical educators, college faculty members, and practicing physicians are active participants in selecting content, drafting test specifications, and authoring questions for the exam. The MCAT is…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Access to Education, Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria
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Sedlacek, William E.; Prieto, Dario O. – Academic Medicine, 1990
Traditional predictors have modest correlations with medical school grades and scores on the National Board of Medical Examiners examination for minority students. Noncognitive minority admissions variables are discussed including self-concept, realistic self-appraisal, understanding and dealing with racism, long-range goals, having a strong…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, College Admission
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1987
A report on tests used by California undergraduate institutions and by graduate and professional schools is presented by the California Postsecondary Education Commission. Information is provided on five tests used by undergraduate colleges: the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, the Scholastic…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, College Admission