Adapting the Admissions Interview During COVID-19: A Comparison of In-Person and Video-Based Interview Validity Evidence.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 physical distancing limited many medical schools' abilities to conduct in-person interviews for the 2020 admissions cycle. The University of Toronto (U of T) Temerty Faculty of Medicine was already in the midst of its interview process, with two-thirds of applicants having completed the in-person modified personal interview (MPI). As the university and surrounding region were shut down, the shift was made in the middle of the application cycle to a semisynchronous video-based MPI interview (vMPI) approach. U of T undertook the development, deployment, and evaluation of the 2 approaches mid-admissions cycle. Existing resources and tools were used to create a tailored interview process with the assistance of applicants. The vMPI was similar in content and process to the MPI: a 4-sta

SUBMITTER: Kulasegaram K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8779599 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature