Acad Med. 1989 Mar;64(3):164-6. doi: 10.1097/00001888-198903000-00012.

Predicting the medical school progress of minority students who participated in a preparatory program.

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges

S McGlinn, E W Jackson

PMID: 2923639 DOI: 10.1097/00001888-198903000-00012

Abstract

The grade-point averages (GPAs), Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores, and Student Progress Committee (SPC) ratings of 75 minority students who had attended a preparatory program at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine at some period from 1976 through 1986 were analyzed to determine how these variables related to the retention and progress of these students in medical school. Although those retained had higher SPC ratings than those not retained, stepwise regression revealed that none of the variables predicted retention. The MCAT Reading score, however, was significantly higher for students who progressed on schedule; it was the only significant predictor of progress.

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MeSH terms

• Education, Medical*
• Education, Premedical*
• Educational Measurement*
• Forecasting
• Humans
• Minority Groups*
• School Admission Criteria
• Student Dropouts
• Students, Medical*

Publication Types

• Journal Article
• Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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