Context Selection methods used by medical schools should reliably identify whether
candidates are likely to be successful in medical training and ultimately become competent …

Diversity in the physician workforce lags behind the rapidly changing US population. Since
the gateway to becoming a physician is medical school, diversity must be addressed in the …

Method. Forty five candidates to the Undergraduate MD program at McMaster University
participated in an MMI in Spring 2002 and enrolled in the program the following autumn …

Assessing applicants' personal competencies in the admission process has proven difficult
because there is not an agreed-on set of personal competencies for entering medical …

Decisions about admissions to medical school are based on assessments of the applicants'
cognitive achievements and non-cognitive traits. Admission criteria are expected to be fair …

Previous research has documented that negative experiences in chemistry courses are a
major factor that discourages many students from continuing in premedical studies. This …

Objective: To qualitatively explore the attitudes, expectations and career plans of aspiring
dietetic students. Design: Qualitative study involving open‐ended semi‐structured face‐to …

Getting the right policy for admission to medical school is a balancing act: be fair to society
by choosing people with the potential to be good doctors; and be fair to the applicantsÐ that …

Introduction: The multiple mini-interview (MMI) has been shown to be a valuable tool to aid
the selection of medical students. The increasing body of research data so far has not …

Standardized patient encounters, a pedagogic approach to helping students develop
appropriate clinical skills, are widely used in medical education and are being adopted by …