J Vet Med Educ. 2022 Jun;49(3):273-279. doi: 10.3138/jvme-2020-0107. Epub 2021 May 25.
Admissions teams are challenged to select the best applicants for their college. There is a growing emphasis on selecting applicants with personal attributes important for success in a variety of veterinary careers, but there is no clear consensus on how to best identify these individuals. A number of veterinary colleges are utilizing multiple mini-interviews (MMIs), a highly structured type of interview in this selection process. However, due to travel restrictions currently associated with COVID-19, many are now considering virtual MMIs. Long Island University (LIU) took the step to conduct MMIs virtually for its inaugural class before the pandemic restrictions occurred, largely because it hoped to reduce the cost of admission by eliminating travel costs. In this process, we encountered a unique set of challenges, the resolution of which we believe constitutes best practices for virtual MMIs. This report describes the design and execution of an MMI for LIU. We were able to interview 340 applicants in 7 days. Based on feedback from applicants as well as raters, most considered it an acceptable means of interviewing students. Both raters and applicants expressed a high degree of satisfaction with the process, and we were able to separate applicants based on MMI scores with 88% reliability.
招生团队面临着为大学选拔最优秀申请者的挑战。越来越重视选拔具有各种兽医职业成功所需的个人特质的申请者，但对于如何最好地识别这些人，尚无明确共识。一些兽医学校在这个选拔过程中使用多种迷你面试（MMI），这是一种高度结构化的面试类型。然而，由于目前与 COVID-19 相关的旅行限制，许多人现在正在考虑虚拟 MMI。长岛大学（LIU）在疫情限制发生之前，就为其首届学生采取了虚拟 MMI 的措施，主要是因为它希望通过消除旅行费用来降低入学成本。在这个过程中，我们遇到了一系列独特的挑战，我们认为解决这些挑战构成了虚拟 MMI 的最佳实践。本报告描述了 LIU 的 MMI 的设计和执行。我们能够在 7 天内面试 340 名申请者。根据申请者和评分者的反馈，大多数人认为这是一种可以接受的面试学生的方式。评分者和申请者都对这个过程表示高度满意，我们能够根据 MMI 分数以 88%的可靠性将申请者区分开来。
