How effective are selection methods in medical education? A systematic review

F Patterson, A Knight, J Dowell, S Nicholson… - Medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Context Selection methods used by medical schools should reliably identify whether
candidates are likely to be successful in medical training and ultimately become competent …

Situational judgement tests in medical education and training: Research, theory and practice: AMEE Guide No. 100

F Patterson, L Zibarras, V Ashworth - Medical teacher, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Why use SJTs? Traditionally, selection into medical education professions has
focused primarily upon academic ability alone. This approach has been questioned more …

[PDF][PDF] Research report: Identifying best practice in the selection of medical students (literature review and interview survey)

J Cleland, J Dowell, J McLachlan… - London: General …, 2012 - academia.edu
Executive summary This work was commissioned to examine the available evidence on a)
the effectiveness of different methods used by medical schools to select students, and b) the …

The Academic Backbone: longitudinal continuities in educational achievement from secondary school and medical school to MRCP (UK) and the specialist register in …

IC McManus, K Woolf, J Dacre, E Paice, C Dewberry - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background Selection of medical students in the UK is still largely based on prior academic
achievement, although doubts have been expressed as to whether performance in earlier …

The UKCAT-12 study: educational attainment, aptitude test performance, demographic and socio-economic contextual factors as predictors of first year outcome in a …

IC McManus, C Dewberry, S Nicholson, JS Dowell - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background Most UK medical schools use aptitude tests during student selection, but large-
scale studies of predictive validity are rare. This study assesses the United Kingdom Clinical …

Predictive validity of the Dundee multiple mini‐interview

A Husbands, J Dowell - Medical education, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Context The multiple mini‐interview (MMI) is the primary admissions tool used to assess non‐
cognitive skills at Dundee Medical School. Although the MMI shows promise, more research …

Construct-level predictive validity of educational attainment and intellectual aptitude tests in medical student selection: meta-regression of six UK longitudinal studies

IC McManus, C Dewberry, S Nicholson, JS Dowell… - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background Measures used for medical student selection should predict future performance
during training. A problem for any selection study is that predictor-outcome correlations are …

The predictive validity of a situational judgement test and multiple-mini interview for entry into postgraduate training in Australia

F Patterson, E Rowett, R Hale, M Grant, C Roberts… - BMC medical …, 2016 - Springer
Background Evidence for the predictive validity of situational judgement tests (SJTs) and
multiple-mini interviews (MMIs) is well-established in undergraduate selection contexts …

[PDF][PDF] Medizinstudierendenauswahl in Deutschland: Messung kognitiver Fähigkeiten und psychosozialer Kompetenzen

A Schwibbe, J Lackamp, M Knorr, J Hissbach… - 2018 - opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de
4 Die Passung der Studierenden zu Fakultät und Studiengang soll erreicht werden, um eine
hohe Studienzufriedenheit und Bindung der Studierenden an ihre Fakultät herzustellen. 4 …

Evaluating the complementary roles of an SJT and academic assessment for entry into clinical practice

F Cousans, F Patterson, H Edwards, K Walker… - Advances in Health …, 2017 - Springer
Although there is extensive evidence confirming the predictive validity of situational
judgement tests (SJTs) in medical education, there remains a shortage of evidence for their …