Lines in the sand: pre-interview rank and probability of receiving admission to medical school
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: Offer probability was determined by organizing pre-intervi...
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| description | 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: 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: 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, rs(2657)= 0.258, p<.001.
Conclusion: 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b2f671c1bd54113ac13179d983bf6dc2022-12-21T17:45:22ZengCanadian Medical Education JournalCanadian Medical Education Journal1923-12022019-07-0110310.36834/cmej.61275Lines in the sand: pre-interview rank and probability of receiving admission to medical schoolRaquel Burgess0Meredith Vanstone1Margo Mountjoy2Lawrence Grierson3Department of Family Medicine & Undergraduate Medical Education Program, McMaster UniversityDepartment of Family Medicine, McMaster University Undergraduate Medical Education Program, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University McMaster Education Research, Innovation and Theory (MERIT) program, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster UniversityDepartment of Family Medicine, McMaster University Undergraduate Medical Education Program, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster UniversityDepartment of Family Medicine, McMaster University Undergraduate Medical Education Program, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University McMaster Education Research, Innovation and Theory (MERIT) program, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster UniversityBackground: 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: 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: 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, rs(2657)= 0.258, p<.001. Conclusion: 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.https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/61275 |
| spellingShingle | Raquel Burgess Meredith Vanstone Margo Mountjoy Lawrence Grierson Lines in the sand: pre-interview rank and probability of receiving admission to medical school Canadian Medical Education Journal |
| title | Lines in the sand: pre-interview rank and probability of receiving admission to medical school |
| title_full | Lines in the sand: pre-interview rank and probability of receiving admission to medical school |
| title_fullStr | Lines in the sand: pre-interview rank and probability of receiving admission to medical school |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lines in the sand: pre-interview rank and probability of receiving admission to medical school |
| title_short | Lines in the sand: pre-interview rank and probability of receiving admission to medical school |
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