PMID- 25637616
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160223
LR  - 20150131
IS  - 1945-1997 (Electronic)
IS  - 0098-6151 (Linking)
VI  - 115
IP  - 2
DP  - 2015 Feb
TI  - Relationship of admissions variables and college of osteopathic medicine 
      variables to performance on COMLEX-USA level 3.
PG  - 100-9
LID - 10.7556/jaoa.2015.021 [doi]
AB  - CONTEXT: New accreditation standards require that all US colleges of osteopathic 
      medicine (COMs) publically report the first-time pass rates of graduates on the 
      Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination-USA (COMLEX-USA) Level 3. 
      Little is known about the extent to which admissions variables or COM performance 
      measures relate to Level 3 performance. OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship of 
      admissions variables and COM performance to scores on Level 3 and to assess 
      whether a relationship existed between Level 3 scores and sex, curriculum track, 
      year of graduation, and residency specialty in the first postgraduate year. 
      METHODS: Data were analyzed from 4 graduating classes (2008-2011) of the West 
      Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg. Relationships were examined 
      between first-attempt scores on COMLEX-USA Level 3 and Medical College Admission 
      Test (MCAT) scores; undergraduate grade point averages (GPAs); GPAs in COM year 
      1, year 2, and clinical rotation years (years 3 and 4); and first-attempt scores 
      on COMLEX-USA Level 1, Level 2-Cognitive Evaluation, and Level 2-Performance 
      Evaluation. RESULTS: Of the 556 graduates during this 4-year period, COMLEX-USA 
      Level 3 scores were available for 552 graduates (99.3%). No statistically 
      significant differences were found in Level 3 scores based on sex, curriculum 
      track, graduating class, or residency specialty. The strongest relationship 
      between Level 3 scores and any admissions variable was with total MCAT score, 
      which accounted for 4.2% of the variation in Level 3 scores. The strongest 
      relationship between Level 3 scores and COM year performance measures was with 
      year 2 GPA, which accounted for 35.4% of the variation in Level 3 scores. Level 1 
      scores accounted for 38.5% of the variation in Level 3 scores, and Level 
      2-Cognitive Evaluation scores accounted for the greatest percentage of variation 
      (45.7%). The correlation of Level 3 scores with passing the Level 2-Performance 
      Evaluation on the first attempt was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: A 
      weak relationship was found between admissions variables and performance on 
      COMLEX-USA Level 3, suggesting that graduates with lower MCAT scores and 
      undergraduate GPAs may have overcome their early disadvantage. Strong 
      relationships were found between Level 3 scores and year 2 GPAs, as well as 
      scores on COMLEX-USA Level 1 and Level 2-Cognitive Evaluation.
CI  - (c) 2015 The American Osteopathic Association.
FAU - Baker, Helen H
AU  - Baker HH
AD  - From the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg 
      hbaker@osteo.wvsom.edu.
FAU - Shuman, Victoria L
AU  - Shuman VL
AD  - From the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg.
FAU - Ridpath, Lance C
AU  - Ridpath LC
AD  - From the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg.
FAU - Pence, Lorenzo L
AU  - Pence LL
AD  - From the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg.
FAU - Fisk, Robert M Jr
AU  - Fisk RM Jr
AD  - From the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg.
FAU - Boisvert, Craig S
AU  - Boisvert CS
AD  - From the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Am Osteopath Assoc
JT  - The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
JID - 7503065
SB  - IM
MH  - Educational Measurement/*methods
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Internship and Residency/*methods
MH  - *Licensure, Medical
MH  - Male
MH  - Osteopathic Medicine/*education
MH  - Osteopathic Physicians/*education
MH  - United States
EDAT- 2015/02/01 06:00
MHDA- 2016/02/26 06:00
CRDT- 2015/02/01 06:00
PHST- 2015/02/01 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/02/01 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/02/26 06:00 [medline]
AID - 115/2/100 [pii]
AID - 10.7556/jaoa.2015.021 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2015 Feb;115(2):100-9. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2015.021.