Assessment of applicants to the veterinary curriculum using a multiple mini-interview method

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-173

  Hecker, Kent ^a   Donnon, Tyrone ^a   Fuentealba, Carmen ^a   Hall, David ^a   Illanes, Oscar ^a   Morck, Doug W ^a   Muelling, Christoph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Admissions; Interviewing; Multiple mini interview; Noncognitive attributes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALBERTA; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; EMPATHY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, VETERINARY; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 68949149311     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.36.2.166     Document Type: Article

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