Table 1 Correlation of test measures and student sharacteristics with USMLE 1 and 2

Test measure

r^a

P value^b

r^a

P value^b

GPA

0.39

<.001

0.35

<.001

MCAT

 Total

0.50

<.001

0.38

<.001

 Biological science

0.49

<.001

0.37

<.001

 Physical science

0.47

<.001

0.36

<.001

 Verbal

0.21

<.001

0.19

<.001

 Writing

0.16

<.001

0.11

.06

USMLE 1

…

…

0.77

<.001

Student Characteristic

USMLE 1,

mean (SD)

P Value^c

USMLE 2,

mean (SD)

P Value^c

Gender

<.001

.55

 Male

236.3 (20.9)

236.1 (23.6)

 Female

228.6 (20.5)

237.6 (22.4)

Underrepresented minority

<.001

<.001

 No

235.0 (19.7)

239.1 (21.2)

 Yes

218.3 (23.3)

224.2 (28.5)