Validity of the Medical College Admission Test for predicting MD–PhD student outcomes

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 33-49

  Bills, James L ^a   VanHouten, Jacob ^a   Grundy, Michelle M ^a   Chalkley, Roger ^a   Dermody, Terence S ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

MCAT; MCAT as predictor; MD PhD training; Predictors of outcomes

Indexed keywords

CAREER; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRECLINICAL STUDY; PUBLICATION; SCIENCE; STUDENT; VALIDITY; CANADA; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

CANADA; COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FORECASTING; HUMANS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85007420665     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: 15731677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-015-9609-x     Document Type: Article

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