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These indices generally include undergraduate grade point average (GPA), Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores, and preadmission interviews.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"j_jaoa.2018.025_s_002_w2aab3b7c14b1b6b1aab1c16b2Aa\"><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To investigate whether the admission indices used by Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine are associated with the academic and clinical performance of their students.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"j_jaoa.2018.025_s_003_w2aab3b7c14b1b6b1aab1c16b3Aa\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Associations between the prematriculation variables of undergraduate science GPA, undergraduate total GPA, MCAT component scores, and interview scores and the academic and clinical variables of the first- and second-year medical school GPA, Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination-USA (COMLEX-USA) Level 1 and Level 2-Cognitive Evaluation (CE) total and discipline scores, scores in clinical rotations for osteopathic competencies, COMLEX-USA Level 2-Performance Evaluation passage, and match status were evaluated. Two-tailed Pearson product-moment correlations with a Bonferroni adjustment were used to examine these relationships.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"j_jaoa.2018.025_s_004_w2aab3b7c14b1b6b1aab1c16b4Aa\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The traditional predictors of science and total undergraduate GPA as well as total and component MCAT scores had small to moderate associations with first- and second-year GPA, as well as COMLEX-USA Level 1 and Level 2-CE total scores. Of all predictors, only the MCAT biological sciences score had a statistically significant correlation with failure of the COMLEX-USA Level 2-Performance Evaluation examination (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=.009). Average interview scores were associated only with the osteopathic competency of medical knowledge (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>=0.233; n=209;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=.001), as assessed by clerkship preceptors. No predictors were associated with scores in objective structured clinical encounters or with failing to match to a residency position.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"j_jaoa.2018.025_s_005_w2aab3b7c14b1b6b1aab1c16b5Aa\"><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The data indicate that traditional predictors of academic performance (undergraduate GPA, undergraduate science GPA, and MCAT scores) have small to moderate association with medical school grades and performance on COMLEX-USA Level 1 and Level 2-CE. 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