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  • Admissions Assessment
  • Non-cognitive Skills Evaluation

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  • Traditional interviews for medical school admissions face challenges with bias and standardization.
  • Assessing non-cognitive skills effectively remains a key challenge for medical educators.
  • The study addresses the need for improved selection methods in medical education.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the validity, reliability, feasibility, and acceptability of Multiple Mini-Interviews (MMI) for undergraduate medical student admissions.
  • To evaluate MMI as a superior alternative to conventional interview methods.
  • To assess stakeholder perceptions of MMI in the medical school selection process.

Main Methods:

  • Developed and implemented an 8-station Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) process.
  • Utilized variance component analysis to calculate overall reliability (G coefficient = 0.70).
  • Assessed content validity through stakeholder consensus on desired non-cognitive attributes and evaluated acceptability/feasibility via post-MMI questionnaires.

Main Results:

  • 84.66% of candidates (381/450) participated in the study.
  • The MMI demonstrated acceptable reliability (G coefficient = 0.70).
  • 75% of candidates and 95% of assessors preferred MMI over traditional interviews, citing feasibility and acceptability.

Conclusions:

  • Multiple Mini-Interviews (MMI) provide a reliable and valid assessment for medical school admissions.
  • Stakeholders found the MMI process to be both feasible and acceptable.
  • MMI stations can be customized by institutions to assess specific, valued characteristics.