The Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) for student selection in health professions training-A systematic review

Medical Teacher

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1027-1041

  Pau, Allan ^a   Jeevaratnam, Kamalan ^b   Chen, Yu Sui ^a   Fall, Abdoul Aziz ^a   Khoo, Charmaine ^a   Nadarajah, Vishna Devi ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA;

EID: 84888123218     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.829912     Document Type: Review

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