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ArticleHeliyon2020

Predictors of success on the MCAT among post-baccalaureate pre-medicine students.

Rohini Ganjoo, Lisa Schwartz, Mackenzie Boss, Matthew McHarg, Yuliya Dobrydneva

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Article in Heliyon, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Rohini GanjooDepartment of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Enterprise Hall, 44983 Knoll Square, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Lisa SchwartzDepartment of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Enterprise Hall, 44983 Knoll Square, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Mackenzie BossDepartment of Physician Assistant Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Enterprise Hall, 44983 Knoll Square, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Matthew McHargDepartment of Physician Assistant Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Enterprise Hall, 44983 Knoll Square, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Yuliya DobrydnevaDepartment of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Enterprise Hall, 44983 Knoll Square, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post-baccalaureate pre-medicine programs (PBPMP) provide prerequisite coursework for non-life science majors who aspire to become physicians. Students entering these programs generally do not have previous college-level exposure to the natural sciences. This pilot study was conducted to determine characteristics of scientifically naive, career changer, pre-medical students that may be used by PBPMP admissions committees. Statistical analyses were performed between Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores and student gender, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, undergraduate field of study, and undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA). While relationships between certain subscores on the SAT and MCAT were found, data suggest that other non-quantitative metrics be considered as predictors of performance among PBPMP students.

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AdmissionsAdvisingEducationPost-baccalaureatePre-medical

Identifiers

PMID32337381
PMCPMC7177007

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