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A Comparison Of The Predictive Ability Of Selected Variables Upon Success On The American Society Of Clinical Pathologists Medical Technology Registry Exam, Carmine Thomas Somma Jr. Jan 1988

A Comparison Of The Predictive Ability Of Selected Variables Upon Success On The American Society Of Clinical Pathologists Medical Technology Registry Exam, Carmine Thomas Somma Jr.

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The use of the Allied Health Professions Admissions Test (AHPAT) as an admission tool to upper level medical technology programs was compared against the most commonly accepted criteria of overall grade point average (OG) and science grade point average (SG). The comparison was based on how well each predicted success on the Board of Registry Exam of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. The sample population included admission and program data on 129 graduates of a University 2 + 2 Medical Technology Program from 1980 to 1986. The population consisted mostly of white (81.4%) (n = 105) females (83.0%) (n …