Development and Assessment of the Multiple Mini-Interview in a School of Pharmacy Admissions Model
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Objective To describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of the multiple mini-interview (MMI) within a doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) admissions model. Methods Demographic data and academic indicators were collected for all candidates who participated in Candidates' Day (n=253), along with the score for each MMI station criteria (7 stations). A survey was administered to all candidates who completed the MMI, and another survey was administered to all interviewers to examine perceptions of the MMI. Results Analyses suggest that MMI stations assessed different attributes as designed, with Cronbach alpha for each station ranging from 0.90 to 0.95. All correlations between MMI station scores and academic indicators were negligible. No significant differences in average station scores were found based on age, gender, or race. Conclusion This study provides additional support for the use of the MMI as an admissions tool in pharmacy education.
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- Authors
- Cox, W. C., McLaughlin, J. E., Singer, D., Lewis, M., & Dinkins, M. M.
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cox, Wendy C.
- Venue
- American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-05
- Volume
- 79
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 53
- ISSN
- 0002-9459 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4469019
- OpenAlex
- W1203242998
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 7.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
- UNC Libraries
- Funders
- University of Toronto
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Medical Education and Admissions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmacy and Medical Practices
- Keywords
- multiple mini-interviews, pharmacy school admissions, academic indicators, interviewer perceptions, admissions equity
- MeSH terms
- Age Factors, College Admission Test, Education, Pharmacy, Education, Pharmacy, Graduate, Ethnicity, Female, Humans, Male, School Admission Criteria, Schools, Pharmacy, Sex Factors, Students, Pharmacy, Young Adult
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