Rukhsana Ayub, Naveed Yousuf, Nadia Shabnam, Muhammad Azeem Ashraf, Azam S Afzal, Ayesha Rauf, Danish Hassan Khan, Faiza Kiran
BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals require many personal attributes in addition to cognitive abilities and psychomotor skills for competent practice. Multiple Mini- Interviews are being employed globally to assess personality attributes of candidates for selection in health professions education at all level of entry; these attributes are namely, communication skills, critical thinking, honesty, responsibility, health advocacy, empathy and sanctity of life. Considering the high stakes involved for students, faculty, institutions and the society, rigorous quality assurance mechanisms similar to those used for student assessment must be employed for student selection, throughout the continuum of medical education...
2024: PloS One