Mark C Henderson1, Carolyn J Kelly, Erin Griffin, Theodore R Hall, Anthony Jerant, Ellena M Peterson, Julie A Rainwater, Francis J Sousa, David Wofsy, Peter Franks. 1. M.C. Henderson is professor, Department of Internal Medicine, and associate dean for admissions, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California. C.J. Kelly is professor, Department of Medicine, and associate dean for admissions and student affairs, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, California. E.J. Griffin is lead medical education evaluator, Office of Medical Education, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California. T.R. Hall is professor, Department of Radiology, and associate dean for admissions, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California. A. Jerant is professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California. E.M. Peterson is professor, Department of Pathology, and associate dean for admissions, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, California. J.A. Rainwater is director of evaluation, Schools of Health and Clinical and Translational Science Center, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California. F.J. Sousa is assistant dean for admissions, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California. D. Wofsy is professor, Department of Medicine, and associate dean for admissions, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California. P. Franks is professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine applicant characteristics associated with multiple mini-interview (MMI) or traditional interview (TI) performance at five California medical schools. METHOD: Of the five California Longitudinal Evaluation of Admission Practices consortium schools, three used TIs and two used MMIs. Schools provided retrospective data on 2011-2013 admissions cycle interviewees: age, gender, race/ethnicity (underrepresented in medicine [UIM] or not), disadvantaged (DA) status, undergraduate GPA, Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) score, and interview score (standardized as z score; mean = 0; SD = 1). Adjusted linear regression analyses, stratified by interview type, examined associations with interview performance. RESULTS: The 4,993 applicants who completed 7,516 interviews included 931 (18.6%) UIM and 962 (19.3%) DA individuals; 3,226 (64.6%) had only 1 interview. Mean age was 24.4 (SD = 2.7); mean GPA and MCAT score were 3.72 (SD = 0.22) and 33.6 (SD = 3.7), respectively. Older age, female gender, and number of prior interviews were associated with better performance on both MMIs and TIs. Higher GPA was associated with lower MMI scores (z score, per unit GPA = -0.26; 95% CI = -0.45, -0.06) but unrelated to TI scores. DA applicants had higher TI scores (z score = 0.17; 95% CI = 0.07, 0.28) but lower MMI scores (z score = -0.18; 95% CI = -0.28, -0.08) than non-DA applicants. Neither UIM status nor MCAT score was associated with interview performance. CONCLUSIONS: These findings have potentially important workforce implications, particularly regarding MMI performance of DA applicants, and illustrate the need for other multi-institutional studies.
PURPOSE: To examine applicant characteristics associated with multiple mini-interview (MMI) or traditional interview (TI) performance at five California medical schools. METHOD: Of the five California Longitudinal Evaluation of Admission Practices consortium schools, three used TIs and two used MMIs. Schools provided retrospective data on 2011-2013 admissions cycle interviewees: age, gender, race/ethnicity (underrepresented in medicine [UIM] or not), disadvantaged (DA) status, undergraduate GPA, Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) score, and interview score (standardized as z score; mean = 0; SD = 1). Adjusted linear regression analyses, stratified by interview type, examined associations with interview performance. RESULTS: The 4,993 applicants who completed 7,516 interviews included 931 (18.6%) UIM and 962 (19.3%) DA individuals; 3,226 (64.6%) had only 1 interview. Mean age was 24.4 (SD = 2.7); mean GPA and MCAT score were 3.72 (SD = 0.22) and 33.6 (SD = 3.7), respectively. Older age, female gender, and number of prior interviews were associated with better performance on both MMIs and TIs. Higher GPA was associated with lower MMI scores (z score, per unit GPA = -0.26; 95% CI = -0.45, -0.06) but unrelated to TI scores. DA applicants had higher TI scores (z score = 0.17; 95% CI = 0.07, 0.28) but lower MMI scores (z score = -0.18; 95% CI = -0.28, -0.08) than non-DA applicants. Neither UIM status nor MCAT score was associated with interview performance. CONCLUSIONS: These findings have potentially important workforce implications, particularly regarding MMI performance of DA applicants, and illustrate the need for other multi-institutional studies.
Authors: Ann Blair Kennedy; Cindy Nessim Youssef Riyad; Laura H Gunn; April Gant Brown; Kandyce Brooke Dunlap; Melissa Elizabeth Knutsen; Alicia Anne Dahl Journal: Med Sci Educ Date: 2020-07-02