Employing Multiple Mini Interviews in Selection Processes for Psychology Professional Training Programs: Ten Tips for Effective Implementation
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2020
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Oxlad, M.
Roberts, R.
Chur-Hansen, A.
Proeve, M.
Auton, J.
Sarris, A.
Tabe, A.
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MedEdPublish, 2020; 9:192-1-192-12
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Melissa Oxlad, Rachel Roberts, Anna Chur-Hansen, Michael Proeve, Jaime Auton, Aspa Sarris, Alexandra Tabe
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Lifetime deThis article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. In Australia and internationally, entry into many professional psychology training programs is highly competitive, and as a duty of care to the public, training institutions must seek to offer places to those best-suited to training to become a psychologist. Typically, part of this selection process involves an interview. While panel interviews have been widely utilised, recently, in a range of health disciplines, these have been substituted for multiple mini interviews (MMIs) with evidence for their acceptability, validity and reliability. There is limited research on the use of MMIs in psychology professional training selection processes. We have used this approach for three years to select approximately 100 trainees for Clinical, Health and Organisational and Human Factors postgraduate psychology training programs. Based on our experience and feedback from applicants, we provide information that suggests this selection method is wellreceived by applicants. We also provide ten tips on how to effectively implement this approach to determine those most suitable for further training.
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© 2020 Jennings B. This is an open access peer review report distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.