Impact of recorded, asynchronous admissions interviews on holistic and academic interview scores
Introduction: Applications across colleges of pharmacy have decreased significantly over the last few years. Many applicants turn down an in-person interview due to the cost of travel or time restraints. Offering asynchronous virtual interviews may increase the number of applicants interviewed; however, they may also affect the candidate's interview score. The purpose of this study is to compare the interview scores of candidates who interviewed in the virtual asynchronous platform vs. candidates who interviewed in person on campus.
Methods: Admission candidates participated in either an in-person interview or a virtual asynchronous interview. Virtual interviews were conducted asynchronously through audiovisual capture of interview responses. All interview questions were rated on a scale of one to four. The individual question scores were averaged with applicants receiving an overall academic and an overall holistic interview score.
Results: One hundred and twenty-one interviews were included in the analysis. Of these interviews, 32 (26%) were conducted virtually and 89 (74%) were conducted in person. Students participating in virtual interviews scored significantly lower than their in-person peers for both academic (U = 782 [2.8 vs. 3.3], P < .01) and holistic interviews (U = 1040 [3 vs. 3.3], P = .02).
Conclusions: Asynchronous virtual interviews could be a convenient method to offer interviews to candidates who may not be able to interview in person due to travel costs or other contributing barriers. Although this method may be more convenient for the interviewer, it may result in a lower interview score compared to an in-person interview.
Fady Abdlrasul
Lukas Everly
Kunal A Amin
Madison Ivan
Mariah Mrofchak
Jubilee Winar
Nikolas Radojkovic
Curr Pharm Teach Learn
. 2022 Mar;14(3):325-328. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2022.01.014. Epub 2022 Jan 21.
2022
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Further Analysis Of A Doctor-patient Nonverbal Communication Instrument
agreement; communication; doctor-patient communication; Environmental & Occupational Health; gender; interview; judgments; medical education; nonverbal; physician; Public; relational communication; reliability; satisfaction; skills; Social Sciences - Other; Topics; validation
Gallagher T J; Hartung P J; Gerzina H; Gregory S W; Merolla D
Patient Education and Counseling
2005
2005-06
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2004.06.008" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.pec.2004.06.008</a>
The Eye-Roll Sign and the PAS Dissociation Scale
disorders; hypnotic susceptibility; instrument; interview; Psychology
In the past decade we have seen many new articles devoted to the study of dissociation and its implications in health and illness. The area of dissociative disorders received special attention with many authors pointing out the probability that dissociative disorders may, in fact, be much more pervasive than used to be thought. The need for a reliable measurement of dissociation has become more acute. This paper reports the results of a study comparing the Perceptual Alteration Scale (PAS), a behavioral scale measuring dissociation capacity, with Spiegel's Eye-Roll Sign (ERS) a postulated biological marker for the capacity to dissociate. 107 subjects' PAS scales and eye-roll sign measurements were analyzed. The results showed a mean PAS score of 155, and a mean eye-roll of 3.7. The Pearson Correlation Coefficients were computed for the eye-roll scores vs. the PAS scores, and showed a correlation of 0.55, with a significance of p < 0.0001. These results indicate a high positive correlation between the eye-roll sign and the PAS, spanning through the entire dissociative continuum. Further studies are needed to correlate the eye-roll sign with the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES), and other measurements of dissociation.
Torem M S; Egtvedt B D; Curdue K J
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
1995
1995-10
Journal Article
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