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Increasing the Relative Weight of Noncognitive Admission Criteria Improves Underrepresented Minority Admission Rates to Medical School

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 2015
CONSTRUCT: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of varying the relative weights of cognitive versus noncognitive admission criteria on the proportion of underrepresented minorities admitted to medical school. It answers the question, "Can medical schools increase the admission rates of underrepresented minority (URM) students by ...
Robert L. Rhyne, Marlene P. Ballejos, Jay Parkes   +2 more
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The Validity for Ninth Grade Achievement of the Ssat and Other Admission Criteria at a Private Secondary School

Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1967
James M. Schuerger, Henry F. Dizney
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Medical school admission criteria should be centralised to widen access, report recommends

BMJ, 2013
Criteria for admission to medical schools should be centralised and made more transparent to improve access for students from all walks of life, says a report from the Selecting for Excellence project.1 The project was set up earlier this year under the aegis of the Medical Schools Council.
C. White
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Enrollment, Cost, and Academic Admission Criteria of U.S. Dental Schools by Geographic Region and Institution Type [PDF]

Journal of Dental Education, 2004
This article presents the academic qualifications of matriculating dental students (as indicated by overall undergraduate GPA, undergraduate science GPA, average DAT scores, and average PAT scores) and total cost of education for students at U.S. dental schools according to geographic location and funding sources.
Michael R. Markiewicz
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Foreign dental graduates: admission criteria and predicted success in an American dental school

Journal of Dental Education, 1980
In recent years the flow of foreign dental graduates into the United States has increased markedly. To ensure that these individuals have the knowledge and professional skills necessary to practice dentistry in the United States, several dental schools have established international student programs.
JT Martinoff, HC Browder, S Wilcox
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Statistical Criteria for Setting Thresholds in Medical School Admissions

Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2005
In 2001, Dr Jordan Cohen, President of the AAMC, called for medical schools to consider using an Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) threshold to eliminate high-risk applicants from consideration and then to use non-academic qualifications for further consideration. This approach would seem to be consistent with the recent Supreme Court ruling on the
Philip M. Farrell, Mark A. Albanese, Susan L. Dottl   +2 more
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Medical School Admission Criteria

JAMA, 1997
Davidson and Lewis 1 report on 20 years of experience with a special admission program at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine (UC Davis). This school, like the other allopathic medical schools and osteopathic medical colleges in the United States, is blessed with a surfeit of applicants: UC Davis had 5162 formal applicants in 1997 ...
Michael J. Scotti
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Dental school admissions in Ireland: can current selection criteria predict success?

European Journal of Dental Education, 2006
Introduction:  Entry into university education in Ireland, including dental school, is based solely on academic performance in the Leaving Certificate Examination, held at the end of formal school education. The aim of this investigation was to examine the suitability of this process for the selection of dental students in Ireland.Materials and methods:
Ailish Hannigan, Christopher D. Lynch, Robert J. McConnell   +2 more
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Medical school admission criteria. The needs of patients matter.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 1997
Davidson and Lewis 1 report on 20 years of experience with a special admission program at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine (UC Davis).
Michael J. Scotti
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A Comparison of Statistical Criteria for Setting Optimally Discriminating MCAT and GPA Thresholds in Medical School Admissions

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 2005
Using Medical College Admission Test-grade point average (MCAT-GPA) scores as a threshold has the potential to address issues raised in recent Supreme Court cases, but it introduces complicated methodological issues for medical school admissions.To assess various statistical indexes to determine optimally discriminating thresholds for MCAT-GPA scores ...
Philip M. Farrell, Susan L. Dottl, Mark A. Albanese   +2 more
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