Development and Assessment of the Multiple Mini-Interview in a School of Pharmacy Admissions Model
American Journal of Pharmaceutical EducationPublished 1 May 2015Open access
Wendy C. Cox, Jacqueline E. McLaughlin, David Singer, Margaret Reed Lewis, Melissa M. Dinkins
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This study provides additional support for the use of the MMI as an admissions tool in pharmacy education by suggesting that MMI stations assessed different attributes as designed, with Cronbach alpha for each station ranging from 0.90 to 0.95.
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This study provides additional support for the use of the MMI as an admissions tool in pharmacy education.
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