- Professional Service
PREview® Research
The AAMC has conducted more than a decade of ongoing research and evaluation on the AAMC PREview® professional readiness exam, including on its validity, psychometrics, fairness, and reactions from examinees and medical schools. These data are used to provide medical schools with empirical evidence to support the use of PREview scores in the admissions process. Additional information about this research and evaluation of the exam included below.
PREview Publications
Evaluating a Situational Judgment Test for Use in Medical School Admissions: Two Years of AAMC PREview Exam Administration Data (2023)
This article evaluates the relationship between PREview scores from the first two years of administration and other admissions data, group differences in mean PREview scores, and whether adding a new assessment tool affected the volume and composition of applicant pools.
Designing a Situational Judgment Test for Use in Medical School Admissions (2023)
This article highlights the development, evaluation, and launch of the AAMC situational judgment test (SJT) for use in medical school admissions. The authors evaluate the evidence for the need for SJTs in medical school admissions, summarize existing research on SJTs, and discuss goals that were the foundation for developing the AAMC PREview® professional readiness exam.
Predicting Medical Student Performance With a Situational Judgment Test in Admissions (2023)
This article examines how scores from a prototype version of the AAMC® PREview professional development exam and other admissions data predict performance during their first and second year of medical school. These studies provide initial evidence that SJT scores may add value to the medical school admissions process because scores were related to faculty ratings of professional behaviors and provided unique information relative to MCAT scores and UGPAs.
2020 Validity Study
Six medical schools partnered with the AAMC to design a longitudinal validity study to continue exploring the validity of the PREview exam and use of PREview scores in the admissions process. Partnering schools reflect a variety of regions and applicant pools, include both public and private schools, and include MD- and DO- granting schools.
| School | Principal Investigator(s) |
|---|---|
| Des Moines University Medicine & Health Sciences | Molly Moeller Martin Schmidt, PhD |
| Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine | Michelle Schmude, EdD, MBA |
| Morehouse School of Medicine | Shawntel Jordon, PhD Franklyn Geary Jr., MD |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine | Christina Grabowski, PhD Angela Sullivan, PhD, MS |
| University of California, Davis, School of Medicine | Charlene Green, PsyD Mark Henderson, MD |
| University of Minnesota Medical School Twin Cities campus | Dimple Patel, MS |
This longitudinal study will span approximately six years (2020-2026). The timeline for the study will support the evaluation of the PREview exam during the 2020-2021 pilot administrations and explore the performance of entering students who completed the PREview exam from entry through graduation.
Data from this study will expand the existing body of evidence supporting the validity of the PREview exam and value of PREview scores in the admissions process. Findings will also help medical schools understand the meaning of PREview scores and inform their decisions about how to incorporate the scores into their admissions processes.