Test measure | Medicine | Neurology | OB/GYN | Pediatrics | Psychiatry | Surgery | ||||||
ra | P valueb | ra | P valueb | ra | P valueb | ra | P valueb | ra | P valueb | ra | P valueb | |
GPA | 0.33 | <.001 | 0.31 | <.001 | 0.29 | <.001 | 0.38 | <.001 | 0.32 | <.001 | 0.35 | <.001 |
MCAT | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Total | 0.38 | <.001 | 0.40 | <.001 | 0.33 | <.001 | 0.39 | <.001 | 0.40 | <.001 | 0.45 | <.001 |
 Biological science | 0.36 | <.001 | 0.38 | <.001 | 0.33 | <.001 | 0.34 | <.001 | 0.35 | <.001 | 0.43 | <.001 |
 Physical science | 0.31 | <.001 | 0.33 | <.001 | 0.29 | <.001 | 0.32 | <.001 | 0.31 | <.001 | 0.39 | <.001 |
 Verbal | 0.23 | <.001 | 0.26 | <.001 | 0.17 | <.001 | 0.27 | <.001 | 0.30 | <.001 | 0.26 | <.001 |
 Writing | 0.10 | .05 | 0.13 | .01 | 0.09 | .07 | 0.14 | .006 | 0.21 | <.001 | 0.12 | .23 |
USMLE 1 | 0.69 | <.001 | 0.69 | <.001 | 0.65 | <.001 | 0.68 | <.001 | 0.62 | <.001 | 0.67 | <.001 |
USMLE 2 | 0.77 | <.001 | 0.75 | <.001 | 0.74 | <.001 | 0.77 | <.001 | 0.69 | <.001 | 0.70 | <.001 |
Student Characteristic | Mean (SD) | P Valuec | Mean (SD) | P Valuec | Mean (SD) | P Valuec | Mean (SD) | P Valuec | Mean (SD) | P Valuec | Mean (SD) | P Valuec |
Gender | Â | .77 | Â | .54 | Â | .08 | Â | .26 | Â | .02 | Â | .26 |
 Male | 78.4 (8.3) |  | 75.2 (8.2) |  | 74.5 (8.8) |  | 76.4 (9.1) |  | 77.2 (9.0) |  | 75.6 (9.5) |  |
 Female | 78.2 (8.0) |  | 75.7 (8.2) |  | 76.0 (8.3) |  | 77.4 (9.3) |  | 79.2 (8.9) |  | 74.6 (8.9) |  |
Underrepresented minority | Â | <.001 | Â | <.001 | Â | <.001 | Â | <.001 | Â | <.001 | Â | <.001 |
 No | 79.1 (7.8) |  | 76.2 (7.7) |  | 76.0 (8.4) |  | 77.9 (8.7) |  | 79.0 (8.7) |  | 75.9 (9.1) |  |
 Yes | 73.9 (8.6) |  | 70.9 (9.1) |  | 70.9 (8.2) |  | 71.6 (10.1) |  | 73.7 (9.7) |  | 70.3 (8.4) |  |
Independent predictors from multivariable models | USMLE 2 | USMLE 2 | USMLE 2 | USMLE 2 | USMLE 2 | USMLE 2 | ||||||
USMLE 1 | USMLE 1 | USMLE 1 | USMLE 1 | USMLE 1 | USMLE 1 | |||||||
MCAT, Physical | MCAT, Physical | Gender | Gender | Gender | MCAT, biological science | |||||||
MCAT, Total | MCAT, Total | Â | MCAT, Verbal | MCAT, Physical | Â | |||||||
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(R 2 = 60.6 %) | (R 2 = 59.0 %) | (R 2 = 58.4 %) | (R 2 = 63.0 %) | (R 2 = 53.4 %) | (R 2 = 52.6 %) |