Kreiter Clarence D
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2007 Aug;12(3):315-9. doi: 10.1007/s10459-006-9003-9. Epub 2006 Aug 8.
The academic performance consequences of relying solely on non-cognitive factors for selecting applicants above a GPA and MCAT threshold have not been fully considered in the literature. This commentary considers the impact of using a "threshold approach" on academic performance as assessed with the USMLE Step 1.