Abstract:
:Baylor College of Medicine has conducted a summer enrichment program for minority/disadvantaged premedical students since 1969. Follow-up data on medical school application and acceptance for participants from 1980 through 1984 were analyzed in relation to selected preprogram variables--cumulative college grade point average, total Scholastic Aptitude Test score, competitiveness of undergraduate college, sex, and ethnicity. Results of univariate and multivariate analyses indicated that: 1) females were significantly less likely to apply to medical school than males, 2) females had significantly lower mean MCAT scores (5.9 vs 7.2) even though their preprogram academic performance was comparable to that of the males, and 3) after controlling for MCAT scores, none of the preprogram variables were significant in predicting medical school acceptance. These findings suggest the need for research to explain the discrepancy between male and female MCAT performance and frequency of medical school application in summer program participants. The findings also have implications for the type of counseling provided to female participants in summer enrichment programs.
journal_name
J Natl Med Assocjournal_title
Journal of the National Medical Associationauthors
Pavlik VN,Rankin BB,Vallbona C,Bacon RJ,Tristan MPsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-07-01 00:00:00pages
628-32issue
7eissn
0027-9684issn
1943-4693journal_volume
83pub_type
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