Relationship between Student Performances in Non-Cognitive Skills in Multiple Mini Interview and Integrated Practical Examination.

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the relationship between the performances of students in non-cognitive skills in Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) and Integrated Practical Examination (IPE) of the first year of medical school.

STUDY DESIGN

Cross-sectional observation study with statistical support.

PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY

Shifa College of Medicine/Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad between December 2015 and March 2016.

METHODOLOGY

Student performance in communication skills, domain of the 8-station Multiple Mini Interview, was compared with their scores in communication skills in the first Integrated Practical Examination taken at the end of first block. Descriptive statistics were calculated for student demographics, scores in communication skills in MMI as well as IPE. Pearson's Correlation was calculated to investigate the relationship between the two scores. A p-value of <0.05 was taken as significant.

RESULTS

The mean score in MMI was 130.38 ±9.90 as compared to a score of 79.96 ±19.74 in the IPE. This relationship has a statistically significant (p<0.001) positive correlation, with a Pearson's correlation of 0.52.

CONCLUSION

Student performance shows a positive correlation in non-cognitive skills between Multiple Mini Interview and Integrated Practical Examination.