Lines in the sand: pre-interview rank and probability of receiving admission to medical school.
Journal
Canadian medical education journal
ISSN: 1923-1202
Titre abrégé: Can Med Educ J
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 101560935
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2019
Jul 2019
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Résumé
We provide an examination of one medical school's attempt to determine whether their cut-off point for number of interviews offered is congruent with the probability these applicants' have for admission post- interview. Offer probability was determined by organizing pre-interview rankings from 2013-2017 (n = 2,659) applicant cohorts into bins of 50 applicants and finding the quotient of successful and total applicants in each bin. A linear-by-linear association Chi-square test and adjusted standardized residuals with an applied Bonferroni correction were used to determine if the observed frequencies in each bin were different than expected by chance. A Spearman Correlation analysis between pre- and post-interview ranks was conducted. All applicants have between a 50.0% and 76.4% chance of admission. Observed frequencies are different than chance (χ(1)=50.835, p<.001), with a significantly greater number of offers seen in the bins between 1 and 100 (p<.001 for both bins). There is a weak positive relationship between pre- and post-rank, r The results indicate the number of interviews conducted does not exceed a threshold wherein individuals with a relatively low chance of admission are interviewed. Findings are interpreted with respect to ethical resource allocation for both programs and applicants.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
We provide an examination of one medical school's attempt to determine whether their cut-off point for number of interviews offered is congruent with the probability these applicants' have for admission post- interview.
METHODS
METHODS
Offer probability was determined by organizing pre-interview rankings from 2013-2017 (n = 2,659) applicant cohorts into bins of 50 applicants and finding the quotient of successful and total applicants in each bin. A linear-by-linear association Chi-square test and adjusted standardized residuals with an applied Bonferroni correction were used to determine if the observed frequencies in each bin were different than expected by chance. A Spearman Correlation analysis between pre- and post-interview ranks was conducted.
RESULTS
RESULTS
All applicants have between a 50.0% and 76.4% chance of admission. Observed frequencies are different than chance (χ(1)=50.835, p<.001), with a significantly greater number of offers seen in the bins between 1 and 100 (p<.001 for both bins). There is a weak positive relationship between pre- and post-rank, r
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The results indicate the number of interviews conducted does not exceed a threshold wherein individuals with a relatively low chance of admission are interviewed. Findings are interpreted with respect to ethical resource allocation for both programs and applicants.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e49-e54Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflicts of interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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