The medical education community is reflecting increasingly on the role and nature of
research in the field. Useful sources of data to include in these reflections are a description …

Purpose To conduct a meta-analysis of published studies to determine the predictive validity
of the MCAT on medical school performance and medical board licensing examinations …

Purpose To determine whether the three commonly used measures of critical thinking
correlate with academic success of medical professionals in training. Method The search for …

Purpose The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) has undergone several revisions for
content and validity since its inception. With another comprehensive review pending, this …

Introduction The purpose of this study was to determine the associations and predictive
values of Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) component and composite scores prior to …

Background There has been little study of the role of the essay question in selection for
medical school. The purpose of this study was to obtain a better understanding of how …

A compelling, innovative approach to teaching gross anatomy is the use of computer‐aided
holographic models. They allow for clean, time‐saving dissection, manipulation of structures …

Abstract The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a quantitative metric used by MD
and MD–PhD programs to evaluate applicants for admission. This study assessed the …

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between performance on the
Dental Admission Test (DAT) and Part I of the National Board Dental Examination (NBDE …

Background: Although essay questions are used in the admissions process in many medical
schools, there has been little research on how applicants respond to essay questions. Aims …