Veterinary school admission interviews, part 3: Strategies for increasing interview validity

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-137

  Lewis, Robert E ^a   Van Walsum, Kimberly L ^b,c   Spafford, Marlee M ^c,d   Edwards, Janine C ^b,c,e   Turnwald, Grant H ^c,f  

^a Personnel Decisions International Corporation   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Texas A and M University ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e Leadership in Medicine Program

^f VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; VALIDATION PROCESS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 3242668993     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.31.2.128     Document Type: Review

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