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One factor that might help admissions committees identify future exceptional medical students is scores on standardized entrance exams. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between scores on the most commonly used standardized medical school entrance exam in the USA, the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), and election to the US medical honors society, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) .  \nMethod: MCAT scores andAOA membership data were analyzed for all the students pursuing Doctor of Medicine degrees at the University of Minnesota Medical School and who graduated between 2012–2016 (n= 1,309) .  \nResults:An independent-samples t-test found a significant difference (t=6.132,p\u003C0.001) inMCAT scores between those who were elected toAOA (n= 179) and those who were not (n= 1,130). On average, students who were elected toAOA had composite MCAT scores of 1.65 points higher than those who were not. Percentages of students elected toAOA gradually but inconsistently increased with MCAT score. No student who scored \u003C27 on theMCAT was elected toAOA. Among students with MCAT scores atthe 99th percentile or above (scores of≥38), 13 of 48 (27.1%) were elected toAOA. Discussion: Election to AOA during medical school was significantly associated with higher MCAT scores. Admissions committees should carefully consider the role of standardized entrance exam scores, in the context of a holistic review, when selecting for exceptional medical students. Keywords: AOA election, t-test, admissions, medical school, cumulative percentage, medical student honors, selection  \nPlain language summary  \nMedical school admissions committees are faced with the challenge of identifying potential top-performing medical students from among many highly qualified applicants. One indicator of exceptional performance in medical school intheUSA is membership in the national medical honors society, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) . The purpose of this study was to explore whether membership inAOA was related to scores on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), the most commonly used standardized entrance exam for medical school in the USA.  \nThe researchers analyzed data from 1,309 students at the University of Minnesota Medical School who graduated in 2012–2016. They found that those students who were members of AOA did have statistically significantly higher MCAT scores than those who were not. As MCAT scores increased, so did the proportion of students who were AOA members. No student who scored \u003C27 on the MCAT was elected to AOA in the five graduating classes in this study.  \nThese results find that admissions committees should consider MCAT scores, in the context of a holistic review process, when attempting to identify future exceptional performers at their medical school.  \n[submit your manuscript](submit your manuscript | www.dovepress.com)[ | www.dovepress.com](submi","cbCaifadINx1T06X","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifadINx1T06X","pdf",413807,"English","# Introduction\n## Method\n## Results\n## Discussion\n## Plain language summary\n## Keywords","[{\"question\":\"What was the purpose of this study?\",\"answer\":\"To determine whether Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores are associated with election to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honors society.\"},{\"question\":\"How were the data analyzed?\",\"answer\":\"MCAT scores and AOA membership data were analyzed for all University of Minnesota medical students graduating between 2012 and 2016 (n=1,309).\"},{\"question\":\"What were the main findings?\",\"answer\":\"Students elected to AOA had significantly higher composite MCAT scores than those not elected, and the proportion elected to AOA increased gradually but inconsistently as MCAT scores rose.\"}]","Association between the Medical College Admission Test scores and Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society membership - Original Research - 2017 | PDF",15]