Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Acad Med. 2013 May;88(5):572-80. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31828b85af.
In light of the structural and content changes to the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) to be implemented in 2015 and the recent diversity- and social-accountability-based recommendations of the Future of Medical Education in Canada (FMEC) project, the authors review and reexamine the use of the MCAT exam in Canadian medical school admissions decisions.This Perspective article uses a point-counterpoint format to discuss three main advantages and disadvantages of using the MCAT exam in the medical school admissions process, from a Canadian perspective. The authors examine three questions regarding the FMEC recommendations and the revised MCAT exam: (1) Is the MCAT exam equal and useful in Canadian admissions? (2) Does the MCAT exam affect matriculant diversity? and (3) Is the MCAT exam a strong predictor of future performance? They present the most recent arguments and evidence for and against use of the MCAT exam, with the purpose of summarizing these different perspectives for readers.
鉴于医学专业入学考试（MCAT）在 2015 年进行的结构和内容调整，以及最近加拿大医学教育未来（FMEC）项目提出的多样性和社会责任建议，作者审查并重检了 MCAT 考试在加拿大医学院入学决策中的使用。本文从加拿大的角度采用观点对比的形式讨论了在医学院招生过程中使用 MCAT 考试的三个主要优点和缺点。作者审视了与 FMEC 建议和修订后的 MCAT 考试相关的三个问题：（1）MCAT 考试在加拿大招生中是否平等且有用？（2）MCAT 考试是否影响新生的多样性？（3）MCAT 考试是否是未来表现的有力预测指标？他们提出了支持和反对使用 MCAT 考试的最新论点和证据，旨在为读者总结这些不同的观点。
