Vancouver, J.B., Reinhart, M.A., Solomon, D.J., & Haf, J.J. (1990). Testing for validity and bias in the use of GPA and the MCAT in the selection of medical school students. Academic Medicine, 65, 694-697.

PURPOSE: This study examined MCAT scores and grade point averages for undergraduate science courses for predictive validity and differential prediction of National Board of Medical Examiners Part I scores.

METHOD: Data from 579 medical students (497 majority and 82 minority) from the classes of 1979-80 through 1983-84 attending College of Medicine at Michigan State University were analyzed via moderated multiple regression.

RESULTS and CONCLUSION: The authors did not find an evidence for differential prediction between minority and majority students. The findings indicated that the science GPA and a composite MCAT score based on the Biology, Chemistry, and Physics Knowledge, Science Problems, and Reading subtests were equally predictive for the minority and majority groups studied.

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