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MEDICAL COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST(MCAT)BOISE PRE-MEDICAL SUMMITSATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2018BENJAMIN CHAN, MD, MBAASSOCIATE DEAN, ADMISSIONS AND IDAHO AFFAIRS UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH, 2017
OVERVIEW History of the MCTRecent Changes (MCAT 2015)How medical schools view MCATTips on how to improveQuestions? UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH, 2017
HISTORY OF MCATWhy?Reflects history of medical education and admissionsLiterally the “wild wild west”Flexner Report 1911Standardize the educational systemGerman (or Johns Hopkins) modelMy personal story regarding the MCAT UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH, 2017
RECENT CHANGES MCAT 2015 Increased emphasis on the behavioral sciences – Why? Offered 25 times/year 7.5 hours long 53-59 questions per section – 90-95 minutes/section 4 sections Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems (CPBS) Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS) Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems (BBLS) Psychological, Social and Biological Foundations of Behavior (PSBB) UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH, 2017
DATA Each section is scored from 118-132 Median Score 125 Total score 472-528 Median Score 500 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH, 2017
DATA Each section is scored from 118-132 Median Score 125 Total score 472-528 Median Score 500 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH, 2017
ACCEPTANCE RATE Idaho 65/170 38.2% Utah 204/606 33.6% Washington 433/1072 40.4% California 2441/5984 40.8% UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH, 2017
WHEN TO TAKE THE MCATShort Answer: When you feel readyLong answer:43% within 1 year of graduation44% between 1-4 years after graduation13% after 5 years post graduationMost medical schools (including UUSOM) only consider MCAT 3 years prior toapplication – For incoming of 2019, need to take MCAT from 2016-2019We take the MOST RECENT score. Some medical schools do an AVERAGE of allthe scores. UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH, 2017
HOW MEDICAL SCHOOLS VIEW MCAT Holistic Review“Thinning the Herd”How do you perform on high stakes tests?More standardized tests coming Step 1 End of second year of medical school Step 2 (Clinical Knowledge, Clinical Skills) During Fourth year Step 3 During first year of residency (internship) Specialty Boards (Board Eligible/Board Certified or BE/BC) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH, 2017
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE YOUR MCAT? Retake the test Average of 12 weeks of preparation leading up to MCAT 23 hours of studying/week Seek out additional help Local resources through college/university AAMC website itself 3 scored practice exams Vendors/commercial entities Online test prep material (Example: Khan Academy – 1100 free videos and3000 review questions) UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH, 2017
QUESTIONS? UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH, 2017
MEDICAL COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST (MCAT) BOISE PRE-MEDICAL SUMMIT SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2018 BENJAMIN CHAN, MD, MBA . Most medical schools (including UUSOM) only consider MCAT 3 years prior to application -For incoming of 2019, need to take MCAT from 2016-2019 We take the MOST RECENT score. Some medical schools do an AVERAGE of all
