Preliminary Information Regarding Proposed Changes to the MCAT:
The preliminary recommendations for the future (estimated 2015) MCAT exam call for four test sections. The proposed test sections are:
(1) Molecular, Cellular, and Organismal Properties of Living Systems
This test would ask examinees to combine their knowledge of the molecular, cellular, and organismal properties of living systems with their scientific inquiry skills to solve problems that demonstrate readiness for medical school.
(2) Physical, Chemical, and Biochemical Properties of Living Systems
This test would ask examinees to combine their knowledge of the physical, chemical and biochemical properties of living systems with their scientific inquiry skills to solve problems that demonstrate readiness for medical school.
(3) Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills
This test would ask examinees to reason about and critically analyze information provided by passages from cross-cultural studies, philosophy and ethics, population health and other disciplines to demonstrate their critical analysis and reasoning skills.
(4) Behavioral and Social Sciences Principals
This test would ask examinees to combine their knowledge of principles in the behavioral and social sciences with their scientific inquiry skills to demonstrate their readiness to learn in medical school about the human and social issues of medicine
