title: Can we predict first-time failure on the podiatric boards using an admission screen?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study examined the success of an admission screen in identifying applicants who will fail Part I or Part II of the Podiatric Boards on the first attempt.
  
  
  METHODS
  A logistic regression model was used to predict failure on the Podiatric Boards.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The biology Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) score predicted failure on Part I and Part II. Adding undergraduate grade point average and the other MCAT subscores did not significantly improve the prediction. Although a screen based on the biology MCAT score can identify nearly 90% of those who fail, there are six false-positives for every true-positive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  First-time Board failure can be predicted, but Board failure must be primarily addressed by interventions after matriculation rather than by an admission screen.
authors.affiliation: Paul & Margaret Brand Research Center at Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine, Miami Shores, FL 33161, USA. dmolnar@mail.barry.edu
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Molnar
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Larissa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rolim
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D003099:College Admission Test; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011032:Podiatry / Q000193:education*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012570:School Admission Criteria / Q000639:trends*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000592:standards*; D013337:Students, Medical; D014481:United States