Using a Standardized-Patient Examination to Establish the Predictive Validity of the MCAT and Undergraduate GPA as Admissions Criteria.

Colliver, Jerry A.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Using a Standardized-Patient Examination to Establish the Predictive Validity of the MCAT and Undergraduate GPA as Admissions Criteria.

Colliver, Jerry A.; And Others

Academic Medicine, v64 n8 p482-84 Aug 1989

Performance of senior medical students on an objectively scored examination of clinical competence based on standardized-patient cases was used to assess the predictive validity of the two most commonly used admission measures. The measures were found useful for selecting students successful in both clinical and basic science settings. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Clinical Experience, College Admission, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Predictor Variables, Standardized Tests, Test Validity

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Medical College Admission Test

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