A comparison of statistical criteria for setting optimally discriminating MCAT and GPA thresholds in medical school admissions

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-158

  Albanese, Mark A ^a   Farrell, Philip ^a   Dottl, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST; HUMANS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; ODDS RATIO; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS;

EID: 20344385780     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328015tlm1702_9     Document Type: Article

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