?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+Content+Analysis+of+Interviewee+Reports+of+Medical+School+Admissions+Interviews&rft.creator=Rippentrop+%2C+BA%2C+A.+Elizabeth&rft.creator=Yung-Sang+Wong+%2C+MA%2C++Matthew&rft.creator=Altmaier+%2C+PhD%2C+Elizabeth+M.&rft.subject=MEO+Peer+Reviewed&rft.description=Introduction.+Prospective+medical+school+applicants+use+Internet+websites+to+gain+information+about+medical+school+interviews+as+well+as+to+offer+their+experience+in+such+interviews.+This+study+examined+applicants%E2%80%99+reported+experiences+of+interviews+and+compared+them+to+the+purposes+of+the+interview+as+purported+by+medical+schools.%0AMethod.+Content+analysis+of+student+feedback+regarding+medical+school+interviews+at+161+medical+schools+was+conducted+for+entries+of+over+4600+students+applying+to+medical+school+who+anonymously+and+voluntarily+completed+an+online+questionnaire.%0AResults.+Across+all+medical+schools%2C+nearly+one+half+of+all+cited+interview+questions+addressed+non-cognitive+characteristics+of+the+applicants.+Top+ranked+medical+schools+were+reported+to+ask+significantly+more+interpersonal+and+illegal+questions+and+fewer+academic%2Fgeneral+knowledge+questions+than+other+medical+schools.+Lower+ranked+schools+did+not+differ+significantly+in+the+types+of+questions+reportedly+asked+applicants+compared+to+other+medical+schools.%0ADiscussion.+Medical+school+interviews+are+generally+gathering+types+of+information+about+applicants+that+admissions+personnel+identify+as+important+in+the+admission+decision.+In+addition+to+measuring+interpersonal+characteristics%2C+medical+school+admissions+interviews+are+assessing+cognitive+abilities+and+ethical+decision-making.+Sources+on+the+Internet+provide+actual+medical+school+interview+questions+to+prospective+students.+This+practice+can+help+them+gain+an+undue+advantage+in+interviewing.+Admissions+committees+and+faculty+who+interview+students+may+want+to+consider+how+best+to+obtain+accurate+and+valid+responses+from+applicants.&rft.date=2003-08&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3141%2F1%2Fres00063.pdf&rft.identifier=++Rippentrop+%2C+BA%2C+A.+Elizabeth+and+Yung-Sang+Wong+%2C+MA%2C+Matthew+and+Altmaier+%2C+PhD%2C+Elizabeth+M.++(2003)+A+Content+Analysis+of+Interviewee+Reports+of+Medical+School+Admissions+Interviews.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3141%2F