Using AAMC PREview Data in Medical Student Selection
This guide provides admissions officers and their committees with information about the design, interpretation, and use of the PREview exam. It also:
- Gives an overview of the PREview exam and summarizes results from nearly a decade of research.
- Presents validity evidence from a longitudinal validity study with eight medical schools and evaluation results from the administrations, including how applicants who took the exam prepared for and performed on the exam, group differences, and correlations with other admissions data.
- Offers recommendations and best practices to support medical schools incorporating PREview scores into holistic review.
- Highlights the value added by these scores when considered as part of pre-screenings, application reviews, and admissions decisions.
PREview Video: Using the AAMC PREview Exam in Medical School Admissions
Watch admissions professionals at three medical schools who use the PREview exam discuss their experience using PREview scores in their admissions processes.
Speakers: Christina Grabowski, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine; Tracy Kedian, MD, University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine; Jennifer Handrop, MA, University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine; Christian Essman, MS, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Date: Posted April 2025. Originally presented at Learn Serve Lead 2024: The AAMC Annual Meeting in November 2024.
PREview Fact Sheet
This printable fact sheet provides a brief overview of the use, administration, and content of the PREview exam. It can be useful for training committees or educating stakeholders about the PREview exam.