Wong Stanley K, Ramirez Juan R, Helf Scott C
Department of Basic Science, Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, 309 E Second St, Pomona, CA 91766-1854, USA.
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2009 Nov;109(11):592-8.
The effect of a variety of preadmission variables, including the number of elective preadmission upper-level science courses, on academic achievement is not well established.
To investigate the relationship between number of preadmission variables and overall student academic achievement in osteopathic medical school.
Academic records of osteopathic medical students in the 2008 and 2009 graduating classes of Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Pomona, California, were analyzed. Multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to identify predictors of academic achievement based on Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) subscores, undergraduate grade point average (GPA), GPA in medical school basic science (preclinical GPA) and clinical clerkship (clinical GPA), and scores on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination-USA (COMLEX-USA) Level 1 and Level 2-Cognitive Evaluation (CE).
Records of 358 osteopathic medical students were evaluated. Analysis of beta coefficients suggested that undergraduate science GPA was the most important predictor of overall student academic achievement (P<.01). Biological sciences MCAT subscore was a more modest but still statistically significant predictor of preclinical GPA and COMLEX-USA Level 1 score (P<.01). Physical sciences MCAT subscore was also a statistically significant predictor of preclinical GPA, and verbal reasoning MCAT subscore was a statistically significant predictor of COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE score (both P<.01). Women had statistically significantly higher preclinical GPA and COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE scores than men (P<.05). Differences in some outcome variables were also associated with racial-ethnic background and age. Number of preadmission elective upper-level science courses taken by students before matriculation was not significantly correlated with any academic achievement variable.
Although undergraduate science GPA and MCAT biological sciences subscore were significant predictors of overall academic achievement for osteopathic medical students, the number of elective upper-level science courses taken preadmission had no predictive value.
包括选择性入学前高级科学课程数量在内的多种入学前变量对学业成绩的影响尚未明确确立。
研究入学前变量数量与整骨医学学校学生总体学业成绩之间的关系。
分析了加利福尼亚州波莫纳市西部卫生科学大学太平洋整骨医学院2008级和2009级整骨医学学生的学术记录。进行多变量线性回归分析，以根据医学院入学考试（MCAT）子分数、本科平均绩点（GPA）、医学院基础科学（临床前GPA）和临床实习（临床GPA）的GPA以及美国综合整骨医学执照考试（COMLEX-USA）1级和2级认知评估（CE）的分数确定学业成绩的预测因素。
评估了358名整骨医学学生的记录。对β系数的分析表明，本科科学GPA是学生总体学业成绩的最重要预测因素（P<0.01）。生物科学MCAT子分数是临床前GPA和COMLEX-USA 1级分数的一个较为适度但仍具有统计学意义的预测因素（P<0.01）。物理科学MCAT子分数也是临床前GPA的一个具有统计学意义的预测因素，言语推理MCAT子分数是COMLEX-USA 2级CE分数的一个具有统计学意义的预测因素（均P<0.01）。女性的临床前GPA和COMLEX-USA 2级CE分数在统计学上显著高于男性（P<0.05）。一些结果变量的差异也与种族背景和年龄有关。学生入学前选修的高级科学课程数量与任何学业成绩变量均无显著相关性。
虽然本科科学GPA和MCAT生物科学子分数是整骨医学学生总体学业成绩的重要预测因素，但入学前选修的高级科学课程数量没有预测价值。
