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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced higher education institutions to shift to nearly 100% online delivery of didactic coursework nationally. Beside the stress and isolation that many students experience simply due to the physical distancing requirements imposed by the crisis, students new to learning in an online environment may feel further isolated and disengaged from the course content.

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Post-baccalaureate pre-medicine programs (PBPMP) provide prerequisite coursework for non-life science majors who aspire to become physicians. Students entering these programs generally do not have previous college-level exposure to the natural sciences. This pilot study was conducted to determine characteristics of scientifically naive, career changer, pre-medical students that may be used by PBPMP admissions committees. Statistical analyses were performed between Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores and student gender, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, undergraduate field of study, and undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA). While relationships between certain subscores on the SAT and MCAT were found, data suggest that other nonquantitative metrics be considered as predictors of performance among PBPMP students.☆ This study was conducted with the collection of existing aggregate, anonymized, educational data and collected in an education setting and is therefore considered exempt from IRB approval by the George Washington University IRB.

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