PMID- 12884945
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20030814
LR  - 20061115
IS  - 0098-6151 (Print)
IS  - 0098-6151 (Linking)
VI  - 103
IP  - 7
DP  - 2003 Jul
TI  - Relationship between academic achievement and student performance on the 
      Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination-USA level 2.
PG  - 331-6
AB  - The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination-USA (COMLEX-USA) is a 
      three-part examination used for licensing osteopathic physicians. The 
      relationship between performance on this examination and prior student academic 
      performance has been unclear. This study explores the relationship between 
      COMLEX-USA level 2 scores and student academic performance at Oklahoma State 
      University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OSU-COM). All first-time examination 
      candidates from OSU-COM had a formal, weeklong board review in March 2000, and 
      all passed the examination. Predictions about COMLEX-USA scores generated by the 
      academic dean's office at OSU-COM underestimated student examination performance; 
      results suggest a significant correlation between level 2 performance with (1) 
      level 1 performance (.751); (2) grade point average (GPA) in basic science 
      (.659); (3) total GPA (.672); and (4) Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) 
      scores (.406). The correlation of level 2 scores to clinical GPA (.269) was lower 
      but still significant. Results of this study suggest that performance on 
      COMLEX-USA level 2 is strongly correlated with prior student academic performance 
      in this population.
FAU - Evans, Paul
AU  - Evans P
AD  - Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University 
      College of Osteopathic Medicine, Tulsa 74107, USA. pevans@osu-com.okstate.edu
FAU - Goodson, Leigh B
AU  - Goodson LB
FAU - Schoffman, Susan I
AU  - Schoffman SI
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - J Am Osteopath Assoc
JT  - The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
JID - 7503065
SB  - IM
MH  - *Educational Measurement
MH  - Educational Status
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Licensure, Medical
MH  - Osteopathic Medicine/*education
EDAT- 2003/07/30 05:00
MHDA- 2003/08/15 05:00
CRDT- 2003/07/30 05:00
PHST- 2003/07/30 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2003/08/15 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2003/07/30 05:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2003 Jul;103(7):331-6.