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Modified personal interviews: resurrecting reliable personal interviews for admissions?

Mark D Hanson¹, Kulamakan Mahan Kulasegaram, Nicole N Woods

¹Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. mark.hanson@utoronto.ca

Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges

|August 24, 2012

Summary

The modified personal interview (MPI) format, using multiple independent sampling (MIS), significantly improved reliability in medical school admissions. This approach also proved more time-efficient than traditional interviews.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Admissions Processes
Psychometrics

Background:

Traditional personal interviews in admissions offer flexibility but suffer from low inter-interviewer reliability.
Previous research suggested multiple independent sampling (MIS) could enhance interview reliability.
The Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program at the University of Toronto sought to improve admissions interview reliability.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the reliability and resource demands of a modified personal interview (MPI) format incorporating MIS.
To assess the effectiveness of MPI in medical student admissions for the LEAD Program.

Main Methods:

Candidates for the LEAD Program underwent a modified personal interview (MPI) process.
Selected candidates completed four brief, independent interviews (10-12 minutes each) with different interviewers.
MPI questions were aligned with leadership attributes, and interviewer assessments used a five-point Likert scale; reliability was analyzed using generalizability theory.

Main Results:

The MPI process demonstrated an overall inter-interview reliability of 0.79.
Acceptable reliability (0.74) was achieved with just three MPIs and a global rating.
The MPI format required 66% less time compared to traditional admissions interviews.

Conclusions:

The MPI format, utilizing MIS and expert interviewers, achieved high reliability and efficient resource utilization in medical student admissions.
This modified interview approach offers a reliable and resource-effective alternative for admissions processes.
MPIs show potential applicability for various other admissions and selection tasks.