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Abstract Details

Assessing the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) for Use in Selecting Applicants to a Neurology Residency Program
Neurologic 好色先生
P04 - (-)
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BACKGROUND: In most residency programs in North America, admissions decisions are heavily influenced by the outcome of a single interview between an applicant and a single or small number of interviewers. MMIs are meant to offer interviewers a broader glimpse of an applicant's profile through a series of focused interview 'stations,' each designed to allow applicants to showcase specific attributes and skills (eg. collegiality, communication, decision-making under uncertain conditions, etc.) in different situations. MMIs have been used to select students to medical school, but have rarely been used to select applicants to residency programs, and have not been used to select potential neurology residents.
DESIGN/METHODS: In 2012, we developed 8 stations for interviewing the 31 applicants to our neurology residency program. At each station, applicants received a global score for interview performance. Applicants and interviewers were subsequently asked to complete questionnaires soliciting their perceptions of the interview experience.
RESULTS: Ninety-four percent of applicants interviewed (29/31) agreed to participate in the study. The reliability of the 8-station MMI was 0.504. In support of construct validity, we found that, out of 28 possible correlations between global rating scores across the stations (range: -.07 to 0.4), only 3 were significant, suggesting that our complement of stations legitimately probed distinct attributes and skills. Both applicants and interviewers reported that the MMI format allowed applicants to showcase their unique attributes and skills, but that the process felt somewhat 'impersonal'.
CONCLUSIONS: MMI has the potential to be a reliable, valid, and acceptable tool for residency selection in neurology. Our findings must be weighed against the potential of its OSCE-style format to hamper the additional important recruitment function of the residency admissions process by restricting opportunities for candid, 'personal' interviewer-applicant exchanges.
Authors/Disclosures
Stuart Lubarsky, MD (Montreal General Hospital)
PRESENTER 		No disclosure on file
Meredith Young, PhD (McGill Centre for Medical 好色先生) No disclosure on file
Daniel H. Selchen, MD (St.Michael'S Hospital) Dr. Selchen has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for EMD Serono. Dr. Selchen has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Roche. Dr. Selchen has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Novartis. Dr. Selchen has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Teva.