Examination of Medical College Admission Test Scores and US Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge Scores Among Students With Disabilities

Joel Purkiss; Melissa Plegue; Christina J Grabowski; Michael H Kim; Sharad Jain; Mark C Henderson; Lisa M Meeks

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.10914

Examination of Medical College Admission Test Scores and US Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge Scores Among Students With Disabilities

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 May 3;4(5):e2110914. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.10914.

Authors

Joel Purkiss¹, Melissa Plegue², Christina J Grabowski³, Michael H Kim⁴, Sharad Jain⁵, Mark C Henderson^{5

6

7}, Lisa M Meeks^{2

7}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Evaluation, Assessment, and Education Research-School of Medicine, Department of Education, Innovation, and Technology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
² Department of Family Medicine, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
³ Department of Medical Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
⁵ Office of Medical Education, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento.
⁶ Office of Admissions and Outreach, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento.
⁷ Center for a Diverse Healthcare Workforce, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento.

Abstract

This cohort study examines the association between Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores, disability status and category, and performance on US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and Step 2 CK scores.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Academic Performance / statistics & numerical data*
Adult
Cohort Studies
College Admission Test / statistics & numerical data*
Disabled Persons / statistics & numerical data*
Education, Medical, Undergraduate / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Humans
Licensure, Medical / statistics & numerical data*
Male
Retrospective Studies
Students / statistics & numerical data*
United States
Young Adult