Submission ID 77799
Code | OA-4-2 |
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At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: | |
Category | Medical Education |
Type | Oral |
Will the presenter be a: | Student |
Title | A Focused Review of the Values that Underpin Widely-Used Admissions Approaches |
Background/Purpose | Per the theory of policy, medical school selection policies can be viewed as instruments for social reform. Unfortunately, there is little clarity regarding how training institution values are emphasized or suppressed within their selection policies. Here we present a critical review of widely-used admissions policies and a critical analysis of the values promoted therein. |
Methods | We searched ERIC, Ovid Medline, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Google Scholar for literature that described selection policies of undergraduate medical education programs around the world. These policies were distilled into categories. Guided by Marrin and colleagues' (2004) framework of valued qualities in selection, we then conducted a critical interpretative analysis of the values promoted by policies within each category. |
Results | Various selection policies are employed by medical schools around the world. These policies were distilled into a hierarchy of criteria, procedures, and systems. Criteria refer to academic, non-academic, and social identity data collected to inform selection decisions. Procedures reflect the ways these data are treated after collection and include actuarial, quota, lottery, and committee-based approaches. Systems describe the way various criteria and procedures are organized in the process of admitting applicants. Analysis revealed that policies may promote validity, fairness, and accessibility, amongst other values. Notably, these values become amplified or suppressed as a function of the way the categories are organized within the policy. |
Discussion | Undergraduate medical education programs should consider institutional values when developing selection policies and how these values can change as they are arranged within a larger system of selection. |
Keyword 1 | admissions |
Keyword 2 | values |
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Abstract content most relevant to: (check all that apply) | Undergraduate Medical Education |
Abstract Track - First Choice | Admissions |
Authors | Laurie Yang Laurie Yang Lawrence Grierson Irene Chang Kevin Eva Joshua Choi |