Evaluating situational judgment test use and diversity in admissions at a southern US medical school.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Situational judgment tests have been adopted by medical schools to assess decision-making and ethical characteristics of applicants. These tests are hypothesized to positively affect diversity in admissions by serving as a noncognitive metric of evaluation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of the Computer-based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics (CASPer) scores in relation to admissions interview evaluations.

Methods

This was a cohort study of applicants interviewing at a public school of medicine in the southeastern United States in 2018 and 2019. Applicants took the CASPer test prior to their interview day. In-person interviews consisted of a traditional interview and multiple-mini-interview (MMI) stations. Between subjec

SUBMITTER: Gustafson CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9925012 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature