Does the medical college admission test predict global academic performance in osteopathic medical school?
Evans P; Wen FK Georgia Campus-Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 625 Old Peachtree Rd, Suwanee, GA 30024-2937, USA. paulev@pcom.edu OBJECTIVE: To investigate the extent to which Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) subscores predict the overall academic performance of osteopathic medical students. METHODS: We examined the value of MCAT subscores in predicting students’ global academic performance in osteopathic medical school, as defined by grade point average in basic science (basic GPA), clinical instruction (clinical GPA), cumulative grade point average (total GPA), and national licensing examination scores on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination-USA (COMLEX-USA) Level 1 and Level 2. Subjects were 434 osteopathic medical students of the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa who either graduated or were expected to graduate between the years 1999 and 2003. Standard, multivariate linear regression analyses were conducted
