Pre-matriculation clinical experience positively correlates with Step 1 and Step 2 scores

Figures & data

Table 1 Summary of student characteristics by clinical experience (Yes vs No)

Variables	Yes (n=40)	No (n=187)	P-valuea
Male	19 (47.50%)	88 (47.06%)	1.00
Hispanic	2 (5.00%)	17 (9.09%)	0.54
U-GPA	3.64±0.24b	3.66±0.25	0.64
MCAT	29.75±2.60	30.23±3.48 (n=185)	0.33
URM	4 (10.00%)	25 (13.37%)	0.79
Disadvantaged	6 (15.00%)	46 (24.60%)	0.22

Notes:

a Derived from Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables and two-sample t-test for continuous variables.

b Mean±SD.

Abbreviations: U-GPA, undergraduate grade point average; MCAT, Medical College Admissions Test; URM, underrepresented minority.

Table 2 Summary of Step 1 and Step 2 scores by clinical experience (Yes vs No)

Score	Yes (n=40)	No (n=187)	P-value
			Unadjusteda	Adjustedb
Step 1	227.46±17.36c (n=39)	220.94±22.47 (n=179)	0.09	0.03
Step 2	245.29±14.53 (n=31)	238.41±15.20 (n=134)	0.02	<0.01

Notes:

a Derived from two-sample t-test.

b Derived from linear regression adjusting for student characteristics, including U-GPA, MCAT score, ethnicity, gender, URM, and disadvantaged status.

c Mean±SD.

Abbreviations: U-GPA, undergraduate grade point average; MCAT, Medical College Admissions Test; URM, underrepresented minority.