Mini-entrevistas múltiples para la selección de ingresantes a una carrera de grado: primera experiencia en Argentina

Abstract

The undergraduate student admission process in Argentina differs among universities, including medical schools. However, most of these use selection processess based exclusively on academic cognitive aspects of candidates. The objective of the present study was to describe the implementation, reliability, and acceptability of Multiple Mini-Interviews in the Medical School admissions program of the Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Argentine, for selection of the first cohort of students (year 2022). Methods: The student study population was characterized and Cronbach's alpha was used to determine Multiple Mini-Interviews psychometric properties. Candidates were hypothetically ranked using different relative weights of the admission written knowledge exam and Multiple Mini-Interviews components, to evaluate how this affected the candidate rank list position. Results: MMI process and reliability was acceptable. The inclusion of Multiple Mini-Interviews scores changed the admission decision for 20% of candidates. Discussion: The use of Multiple Mini-Interviews for the selection of the first cohort of Medical School candidates was satisfactory for all participants, and allowed establishing applicant ranking not exclusively based on academic cognitive aspects of candidates.