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What are the reasons for ourrecommendations?• Using a testing format that has provensuccessful, our recommendations preserve whatworks, eliminate what isn’t working and, byattending to concepts that future physicians arelikely to need, further enrich the exam.• They balance testing between the naturalsciences, the social and behavioral sciences,and critical analysis and reasoning.• They respond to the SFFP and BSSFFPrecommendations and reflect current science.34
What are the reasons for ourrecommendations?• They ask examinees to demonstrate theirknowledge of the natural, social, and behavioralsciences by solving problems that call forscientific thinking, research, and statistics skills.• They communicate the need for students whoare prepared to deal with the human and socialissues of medicine, and they stress the necessityof reading broadly to prepare for medical school.35
Page 3: Why did we review the MCAT exam?•
Page 7 and 8: What are the next steps?• Preview
Page 9 and 10: What are our goals for the 2015MCAT
Page 11 and 12: 11What are our recommendationsabout
Page 13 and 14: Preserve what’s best:• Two natu
Page 15 and 16: Preserve what’s best:• Question
Page 17 and 18: Eliminate what’s not:• Drop the
Page 19 and 20: Enrich the exam:The new section wil
Page 21 and 22: Additionally, we recommend:• Intr
Page 23 and 24: Resources for admission officers:
Page 25 and 26: Financial support for examinees:•
Page 27 and 28: Resources for advisors and otherfac
Page 29 and 30: Resources for advisors and otherfac
Page 31 and 32: Go beyond the MCAT exam to:Investig
Page 33: 33What are the reasons for ourrecom
Page 37 and 38: MR5 Committee MembersSteven G. Gabb
Page 39 and 40: Innovation Lab Working Group Member
Page 41 and 42: Includes 4 test sections and report
Page 43 and 44: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) A
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