Does the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) predict licensing examination performance in the Canadian context?

Background: Research on the predictive validity of the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) on licensing examination performance is varied in its conclusions, with only a few studies examining this relationship in a Canadian context. We assessed the predictive validity of the MCAT on successful pe...

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Autores principales:	Maitreyi Raman, Sara Lukmanji, Ian Walker, Douglas Myhre, Sylvain Coderre, Kevin McLaughlin
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Publicado:	Canadian Medical Education Journal 2019
Materias:	Admissions Process Licensing Exam MCAT Medical School Selection Predictive Validity Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:660afed630f040a79d530d2e756ee0102021-12-01T22:44:06ZDoes the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) predict licensing examination performance in the Canadian context?10.36834/cmej.423071923-1202https://doaj.org/article/660afed630f040a79d530d2e756ee0102019-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/42307https://doaj.org/toc/1923-1202Background: Research on the predictive validity of the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) on licensing examination performance is varied in its conclusions, with only a few studies examining this relationship in a Canadian context. We assessed the predictive validity of the MCAT on successful performance on the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part 1 by students attending the Cumming School of Medicine. Methods: Prospective data were collected on MCAT score and sub-section scores, MCCQE decision, multiple mini interview (MMI) performance, gender, and age. The cohort was divided into a derivation cohort (2013 and 2014) and validation cohort (2015 and 2016). Students were dichotomized into pass or fail on MCCQE. Multiple logistic regression in which our dependent variable was MCCQE Part I examination success at the first attempt was used, and potential explanatory variables were age, gender, MCAT total score, and sub-scores for the biological sciences (MCAT-BS), physical sciences, and verbal reasoning, GPA, and MMI ratings. Results: For the derivation cohort MCAT-BS was associated with success on the MCCQE Part I. The odds ratio for this association of 1.37 (95% confidence interval [1.01, 1.85], p = 0.04). When we applied the MCAT-BS to our validation cohort the odds ratio of MCCQE Part I examination success was 1.42 [1.10, 1.83], p = 0.007) and the area under the ROC curve was 0.66 [0.54, 0.79]). Conclusion: The MCAT-BS predicted successful performance on the MCCQE Part 1 Examination in the Canadian setting. Maitreyi RamanSara LukmanjiIan WalkerDouglas MyhreSylvain CoderreKevin McLaughlinCanadian Medical Education JournalarticleAdmissions ProcessLicensing ExamMCATMedical School SelectionPredictive ValidityEducation (General)L7-991Medicine (General)R5-920ENCanadian Medical Education Journal, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2019)
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topic	Admissions Process Licensing Exam MCAT Medical School Selection Predictive Validity Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920
spellingShingle	Admissions Process Licensing Exam MCAT Medical School Selection Predictive Validity Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920 Maitreyi Raman Sara Lukmanji Ian Walker Douglas Myhre Sylvain Coderre Kevin McLaughlin Does the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) predict licensing examination performance in the Canadian context?
description	Background: Research on the predictive validity of the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) on licensing examination performance is varied in its conclusions, with only a few studies examining this relationship in a Canadian context. We assessed the predictive validity of the MCAT on successful performance on the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) Part 1 by students attending the Cumming School of Medicine. Methods: Prospective data were collected on MCAT score and sub-section scores, MCCQE decision, multiple mini interview (MMI) performance, gender, and age. The cohort was divided into a derivation cohort (2013 and 2014) and validation cohort (2015 and 2016). Students were dichotomized into pass or fail on MCCQE. Multiple logistic regression in which our dependent variable was MCCQE Part I examination success at the first attempt was used, and potential explanatory variables were age, gender, MCAT total score, and sub-scores for the biological sciences (MCAT-BS), physical sciences, and verbal reasoning, GPA, and MMI ratings. Results: For the derivation cohort MCAT-BS was associated with success on the MCCQE Part I. The odds ratio for this association of 1.37 (95% confidence interval [1.01, 1.85], p = 0.04). When we applied the MCAT-BS to our validation cohort the odds ratio of MCCQE Part I examination success was 1.42 [1.10, 1.83], p = 0.007) and the area under the ROC curve was 0.66 [0.54, 0.79]). Conclusion: The MCAT-BS predicted successful performance on the MCCQE Part 1 Examination in the Canadian setting.
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author	Maitreyi Raman Sara Lukmanji Ian Walker Douglas Myhre Sylvain Coderre Kevin McLaughlin
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title	Does the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) predict licensing examination performance in the Canadian context?
title_short	Does the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) predict licensing examination performance in the Canadian context?
title_full	Does the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) predict licensing examination performance in the Canadian context?
title_fullStr	Does the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) predict licensing examination performance in the Canadian context?
title_full_unstemmed	Does the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) predict licensing examination performance in the Canadian context?
title_sort	does the medical college admission test (mcat) predict licensing examination performance in the canadian context?
publisher	Canadian Medical Education Journal
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/660afed630f040a79d530d2e756ee010
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Does the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) predict licensing examination performance in the Canadian context?

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