The Ability of the Multiple Mini-Interview to Predict Preclerkship Performance in Medical School

PROBLEM STATEMENT AND BACKGROUND: One of the greatest challenges continuing to face medical educators is the development of an admissions protocol that provides valid information pertaining to the noncognitive qualities candidates possess. An innovative protocol, the Multiple Mini-Interview, has recently been shown to be feasible, acceptable, and reliable. This article presents a first assessment of the technique's validity. METHOD: Forty five …