admission assessment best practices, professional school admissions assessment, admissions screening
In film, casting can make or break a picture. Can you imagine Indiana Jones played by anyone but Harrison Ford. Would the first movie spawned have ever happened if Steven Spielberg decided to give the titular role to Peter Coyote or Tom Selleck as he initially planned instead?
It is yet even more important in university admissions. The wrong doctor or lawyer can be rude to those they are meant to serve, or worse cause damage to their patients and clients, and bring down the reputation of a whole profession.
While candidate selection is of paramount importance, there is a great variability in how universities enact this critical process. Many continuously fall into antiquated and ineffective practices such as these, which cause implicit bias, cost time, money and in many cases the reputation of the entire university.
If you want a thriving program or an entire university that becomes a household name and attracts future noble prizewinners, the bottom line is this:
You must master the art of selecting the RIGHT students with the RIGHT skills and the RIGHT motivation.
Here are the proven 14 rules you MUST follow to ensure that your institution is comprised of the most passionate, skilled, and collaborative students. Read more...
US medical school admissions research, intrinsic motivation in admissions, intrinsic motivation in medical education, medical school admissions in the united states, admissions screening
4 Options to view the study results:
Option #1: Full Report (Time to read: 30 minutes)
Includes all data.
Click here to read the full report. (For best viewing experience, click the full screen icon to read the report in full screen mode.)
Option #2: Conference Presentation (Time to watch: 29 minutes)
Live-recorded conference presentation of the results including background, rationale, hypothesis, select results and analysis.
95% of medical students and residents believe current admissions practices need an overhaul and 94% would support a new, improved and transparent admissions screening tool.
Majority (75%) of future doctors report they were primarily motivated to apply to medical school by status, financial gain, or familial tradition.
Only 25% of current student & residents are intrinsically motivated and are willing to pursue medicine without external rewards.
30% of medical trainees come from households with an annual income of over $120,000/year at the time of medical school application.
54% of overall medical students and residents identify themselves as Caucasian with 39% of those from families earning over $120,000/year, the highest proportion of all groups.
On the other hand, 61% of those identifying as visible minorities were from families earning less than $80,000/year.
Use of MCAT preparation and admissions consulting services is not correlated with wealth.
No notable differences were observed in the reported trends across various admissions tools used to select applicants.
No correlation was found between cultural background or socioeconomic status and intrinsic motivation to pursue medicine.
Selecting applicants based on intrinsic motivation reveals a new approach to admissions practices in an effort to reduce socioeconomic and racial bias, while selecting best-suited future medical doctors. Read more...
Canadian Medical School Admissions Study, intrinsic motivation in medical education, intrinsic motivation in admissions, medical school admissions in Canada, admissions screening
4 Options to view the study results:
Option #1: Full Report (Time to read: 30 minutes)
Includes all data.
Click here to read the full report. (For best viewing experience, click the full screen icon to read the report in full screen mode.)
Option #2: Conference Presentation (Time to watch: 29 minutes)
Live-recorded conference presentation of the results including background, rationale, hypothesis, select results and analysis.
90% of medical students and residents believe current admissions practices need an overhaul and 97% would support a new, improved and transparent admissions screening tool.
Majority (68%) of future doctors report they were primarily motivated to apply to medical school by status, financial gain, or familial tradition.
Only 32% of current student & residents are intrinsically motivated and are willing to pursue medicine without external rewards.
37% of medical trainees come from households with an annual income of over $100,000/year at the time of medical school application.
49% of overall medical students and residents identify themselves as Caucasian with 48% of those from families earning over $100,000/year, the highest proportion of all groups.
On the other hand, 46% of those identifying as visible minorities were from families earning less than $60,000/year.
Use of MCAT preparation and admissions consulting services is not correlated with wealth.
No notable differences were observed in the reported trends across any of the 17 medical schools across Canada.
No correlation was found between cultural background or socioeconomic status and intrinsic motivation to pursue medicine.
Selecting applicants based on intrinsic motivation reveals a new approach to admissions practices in an effort to reduce socioeconomic and racial bias, while selecting best-suited future medical doctors. Read more...
Admissions assessment is usually associated with the process of examining or testing candidates before they are admitted to a course or program. There are entire fields of study which evaluate and analyze how students are tested and whether improvements can be made to fundamental aspect of formal instruction. However, the principles that underlie admissions assessment are as important when applied to the very process of selecting those to be admitted to the course, program, or school. Universally, for competitive programs there are many more applicants than places available. Furthermore, once selected most entrants graduate. As a result, competition for entry to these fields is high. This takes into account the already high initial barrier to application. A candidate contemplating an application to a competitive program often needs the appropriate undergraduate degree to be eligible or competitive. This prerequisite must be completed with a competitive Grade Point Average and usually includes some form of entrance exam (MCAT, LSAT, GMAT, GRE etc.). To be considered, or have a reasonable chance of acceptance the applicant also requires additional experience such as volunteering, shadowing, research, and favorable references from each. The stakes for the individual applicant and the institution are high. The selection process therefore must be fair, credible, valid, and publicly defensible.
