title: Development and Assessment of the Multiple Mini-Interview in a School of Pharmacy Admissions Model.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of the multiple mini-interview (MMI) within a doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) admissions model.
  
  
  METHODS
  Demographic data and academic indicators were collected for all candidates who participated in Candidates' Day (n=253), along with the score for each MMI station criteria (7 stations). A survey was administered to all candidates who completed the MMI, and another survey was administered to all interviewers to examine perceptions of the MMI.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analyses suggest that MMI stations assessed different attributes as designed, with Cronbach alpha for each station ranging from 0.90 to 0.95. All correlations between MMI station scores and academic indicators were negligible. No significant differences in average station scores were found based on age, gender, or race.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides additional support for the use of the MMI as an admissions tool in pharmacy education.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
authors.forename: Wendy C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
authors.forename: Jacqueline E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
authors.forename: Melissa M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Dinkins
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003099:College Admission Test; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D004514:Education, Pharmacy, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: admissions; assessment; evaluation; multiple mini-interview; noncognitive attributes