title: Multiple mini-interview in selecting medical students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Selecting medical students through interviews seems difficult and the reliability of the results is one of the major concerns. The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and acceptability of the Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) in selecting medical students of Kangwon National University.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-four applicants participated in the MMI which consists of 3 8-minute stations that have 9 checklist items and 3 global items. The 3 domains that we chose were motivation to become a doctor, communication and interpersonal skills, and ethical decision-making. We placed 2 interviewers in each room. The interviewers were chosen from our faculty. We analyzed the reliability of the MMI with urGENOVA for PC. We conducted a survey of these applicants and interviewers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The reliability was 0.791. Students answered that the interview was impressive and enjoyable. Students were also satisfied with the level and quality of the MMI cases. They described that they were evaluated objectively. Interviewers also responded positively. They stated that more stations and more efforts to develop the cases were needed to improve the reliability and validity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The MMI was acceptable to our applicants and faculty. It is reliable for assessing medical school applicants in Korea. We should develop more stations and better cases to increase the reliability and validity of the MMI.
authors: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors: HyeRin
authors: H
authors: Roh
authors: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors: Hee Jae
authors: HJ
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors: Sung Bae
authors: SB
authors: Park
authors: Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors: Jeong Hee
authors: JH
authors: Yang
authors: Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors: Dae-Joong
authors: DJ
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors: Sang Hyun
authors: SH
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors: Seung-Joon
authors: SJ
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors: Gibong
authors: G
authors: Chae
keywords: Admission interview; Generalizability; Medical students selection; Multiple mini-interview