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An Admission Model for Medical Schools.
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Edwards, Janine C.; Elam, Carol L.; Wagoner, Norma E. – Academic Medicine, 2001
Explores factors causing greater emphasis on qualitative variables in selecting medical students and assessing physician conduct. Outlines an admission model to aid in making this or other shifts in emphasis in a school's admission process, and to deal with the difficult issue of diversity in admissions. Last, gives an extended hypothetical…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Change Strategies, College Admission, Diversity (Student)
Learning and Career Specialty Preferences of Medical School Applicants
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Stratton, Terry D.; Witzke, Donald B.; Elam, Carol L.; Cheever, Todd R. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2005
The present research examined relationships among medical school applicants' preferred approaches to learning, methods of instruction, and specialty areas (n=912). Based on confidential responses to a progressive series of paired comparisons, applicants' preferences for lecture (L), self-study (SS), group discussion (GD), and computers (C) were…
Descriptors: Surgery, Neurology, Methods, Group Discussion
An Analysis of Admission Committee Voting Patterns.
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Elam, Carol L.; Johnson, Mitzi M. S. – Academic Medicine, 1997
A study investigated the extent to which the University of Kentucky medical school's 16-member admission committee shows consensus across various admission motions; what factors predict degree of unanimity in decisions to accept, reject, or hold admission candidates; and relationships between particular background characteristics of committee…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Case Studies, College Admission, Committees
The Medical School Admission Interview: Conduct and Content.
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Elam, Carol L.; And Others – College and University, 1994
A qualitative investigation of the conduct and content of medical school admission interviews found that differences in the 10 interviewers' perceptions of the purpose and structure of the interview varied according to their professional background and amount of experience with the admissions process. (MDM)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Admission Criteria, Admissions Officers, College Admission
The Medical School Admission Interview: Perspectives on Preparation.
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Elam, Carol L.; Burke, Mary M.; Wiggs, John S.; Speck, Dexter F. – NACADA Journal, 1998
In preparation for the medical school admission interview, prospective students should be able to explain why they chose medicine as a profession and to relate experiences that confirm their interest, be aware of the economic/ethical atmosphere in which medicine is practiced and its challenges, display good communication skills, and convey…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
Preparing for Medical School and the Medical Profession: Advice to Advisors.
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Elam, Carol L.; And Others – NACADA Journal, 1996
Suggests college students preparing for medical school should be informed about how changes in the health care system, expansion of biomedical knowledge, and new technologies are affecting medical practice, medical curricula, medical school admission criteria and tests, and the shape of undergraduate preparation for medical education. Discusses…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
Reflections of Medical Student Service Leaders: Implications for Admissions and Curriculum
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Elam, Carol L.; Hafferty, Frederic W.; Messmer, James M.; Blue, Amy V.; Flipse, Ann R.; Lazarus, Cathy J.; Chauvin, Sheila W. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2004
Seventy-five students from five medical schools participated in structured interviews to elicit their community service history and opinions regarding the relationship of community service to the medical school admissions process and the medical school curriculum. An analysis of responses indicates that service leaders were: (a) influenced by…
Descriptors: Physicians, Leadership, Medical Students, Admissions Officers