The criterion problem in the prediction of medical school success

Abstract

The records of the students of two classes who entered the Medical College of the State University of Iowa were used as the data for this investigation. For each student, data on the following items were punched on IBM cards: age, sex, premedical school, premedical grade point average, national percentile rank on the Moss Aptitude Test, year and reason for leaving medical school, the letter grade received for each of the 42 courses in the four-year medical curriculum, and the grade point average for each year of medical work. The undergraduate course record as well as the four yearly weighted grade point averages were available for each student. Data are presented in three tables showing the results of the statistical analysis. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)