Relationships between Preadmission Variables and Academic Outcomes for Postbaccalaureate Students in Medical School

Autor/inn/en	Schneid, Stephen D.; Kelly, Carolyn J.; Brandl, Katharina
Titel	Relationships between Preadmission Variables and Academic Outcomes for Postbaccalaureate Students in Medical School
Quelle	In: Advances in Health Sciences Education, 27 (2022) 4, S.1033-1048 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Schneid, Stephen D.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1382-4996
DOI	10.1007/s10459-022-10129-3
Schlagwörter	Medical Students; Undergraduate Study; Grades (Scholastic); Premedical Students; Admission (School); Admission Criteria; Outcomes of Education; Academic Achievement; California (San Diego) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grundstudium; Notenspiegel; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schulleistung
Abstract	There is currently little guidance for medical school admissions committees regarding how to weigh postbaccalaureate program grades relative to undergraduate grades. This study was designed to address this issue. Admissions data, preclerkship course performance and United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 1 results were analyzed over three years for University of California, San Diego (UCSD) postbaccalaureate premedical (PBPM) students (n = 25), students who participated in other postbaccalaureate programs (n = 34), and for the remainder of the medical students who did not participate in any postbaccalaureate programs (n = 329). UCSD PBPM program alumni did not significantly differ in their cumulative academic performance on exams in preclerkship courses and USMLE Step 1 pass rates compared to the rest of the class despite their significantly lower GPA, lower Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Math (BCPM) GPA, and Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) percentiles. For students who participated in the PBPM programs, PBPM program GPA was a significant predictor of preclerkship academic performance and USMLE Step 1 performance. When assessing academic readiness of applicants who have completed postbaccalaureate programs, admissions committees might closely consider the postbaccalaureate program GPA in addition to other academic metrices such as BCPM GPA and MCAT score. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01