Dixon Donna
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY 11568-8000, USA.
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2004 Aug;104(8):332-6.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between preadmission academic variables, osteopathic medical school performance in the first 2 years, and performance on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA) Levels 1 and 2. The study group comprised 174 students in the class of 2001 of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of the New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury. Preadmission academic variables were the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) subscores and undergraduate grade point averages (UGPAs). Physical sciences (physical MCAT) and biological sciences MCAT (biological MCAT) subscores were significantly correlated with COMLEX-USA Level 1 performance, and verbal reasoning, physical, and biological MCAT subscores were correlated with Level 2 performance. COMLEX-USA Level 1 performance was correlated with the year 1 grade point average (GPA) (0.78) and the year 2 GPA (0.83). COMLEX-USA Level 2 performance was correlated with the year 1 GPA (0.64) and the year 2 GPA (0.68). Strong correlations existed between all year 1 and most year 2 course grades and COMLEX-USA Level 1 scores. School-specific regression models that were highly predictive of school performance and COMLEX-USA Level 1 performance were developed. COMLEX-USA Level 1 predictive models used preadmission variables combined with the year 1 and year 2 course grades. The year 2 courses' model had a higher predictive value for COMLEX-USA Level 1 performance (R2 = 0.81) than the year 1 courses' model (R2 = 0.77). Significant predictors of COMLEX-USA Level 1 performance in the combined year 1 and 2 courses' model were the pharmacology II, neuropathology, and pulmonary pathology grades, and the verbal and physical MCAT subscores (R2 = 0.820).
本研究的目的是调查入学前学术变量、前两年整骨医学院的学业表现以及综合整骨医学执照考试（COMLEX-USA）1级和2级的成绩之间的关系。研究组包括纽约理工学院老韦斯特伯里分校纽约整骨医学院2001届的174名学生。入学前学术变量为医学院入学考试（MCAT）各分项成绩和本科平均绩点（UGPA）。物理科学（物理MCAT）和生物科学MCAT（生物MCAT）分项成绩与COMLEX-USA 1级成绩显著相关，语言推理、物理和生物MCAT分项成绩与2级成绩相关。COMLEX-USA 1级成绩与第一年平均绩点（GPA）（0.78）和第二年GPA（0.83）相关。COMLEX-USA 2级成绩与第一年GPA（0.64）和第二年GPA（0.68）相关。第一年所有课程以及第二年大多数课程的成绩与COMLEX-USA 1级分数之间存在强相关性。开发了对学校表现和COMLEX-USA 1级表现具有高度预测性的特定学校回归模型。COMLEX-USA 1级预测模型使用入学前变量以及第一年和第二年课程成绩。第二年课程模型对COMLEX-USA 1级表现的预测价值（R2 = 0.81）高于第一年课程模型（R2 = 0.77）。在第一年和第二年课程综合模型中，COMLEX-USA 1级表现的显著预测因素是药理学II、神经病理学和肺部病理学成绩，以及语言和物理MCAT分项成绩（R2 = 0.820）。
