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2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference The New MCAT Exam June 18, 2015
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2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference Sample text here for a transition slide Before we begin… 2
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2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference AAMC Admissions Hub www.aamc.org/admissions Resources for Helping Committee Members Fact SheetsGuides Interactive Score ReportRecorded presentations Research articlesPDC Slide Decks VideosAcademic Medicine Last Pages 3
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2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference Using MCAT Data in Medical Student Selection Provides data on both the old and new exams Replaces two guides: The New Score Scale for the 2015 MCAT Exam Testing Academic Competencies with the 2015 MCAT Exam # 4
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2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference Inside TopicNew Test Old Test What does the exam test?XX What are the new score scales and how do I use them?X Percentile rank tablesXX How do admissions officers work with MCAT scores and undergraduate GPAs? X How do scores from the Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior Section predict students’ academic performance? X How do MCAT scores predict students’ academic performance in medical school? X Sample questionsX 5
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2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference What we have planned today Session 1: Keeping Up with the Times: Building the New MCAT Exam Session 2: Fairness and the New MCAT Exam Session 3: New MCAT Scores and What They Tell You Session 4: Using MCAT Scores in the 2016 Admissions Cycle 6
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2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference What you will walk away with Today’s activities will help you: develop a plan for describing to your committee what the new exam tests develop a plan for describing to your committee the new score scales and score reports create a list of lessons learned about using the old and new scores 7
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2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference We know you’ll have questions… 8
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2015 AAMC Admissions and Student Diversity Affairs Professional Development Conference Housekeeping Connect to the Wi-Fi! AAMC2015 Breaks: 30-minute breaks between morning and afternoon sessions Lunch will be served at 12:15 PM 9
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