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Callwood A, Cooke D, Allan H. Developing and piloting the multiple mini-interview in pre-registration student midwife selection in a UK setting. Nurse Educ Today. 2014;34(12):1450-4doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2014.04.023.
Callwood, A., Cooke, D., & Allan, H. (2014). Developing and piloting the multiple mini-interview in pre-registration student midwife selection in a UK setting. Nurse education today, 34(12), 1450-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.04.023
Callwood, Alison, et al. "Developing and piloting the multiple mini-interview in pre-registration student midwife selection in a UK setting." Nurse education today vol. 34,12 (2014): 1450-4. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.04.023
Callwood A, Cooke D, Allan H. Developing and piloting the multiple mini-interview in pre-registration student midwife selection in a UK setting. Nurse Educ Today. 2014 Dec;34(12):1450-4. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2014.04.023. Epub 2014 May 14. PMID: 24874073.
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Nurse Educ Today. 2014 Dec;34(12):1450-4. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2014.04.023. Epub 2014 May 14.

Developing and piloting the multiple mini-interview in pre-registration student midwife selection in a UK setting.

Nurse education today

Alison Callwood, Debbie Cooke, Helen Allan

Affiliations

  1. School of Health and Social Care, University of Surrey, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. School of Health and Social Care, University of Surrey, United Kingdom.
  3. School of Health and Education, Middlesex University, United Kingdom.

PMID: 24874073 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2014.04.023

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Published research has demonstrated that the multiple mini-interview (MMI) is a reliable assessment instrument in medical and nursing student selection. There is a dearth of evidence specifically relating to the advancement and subsequent evaluation of MMIs in the context of student midwife selection.

OBJECTIVES: To develop, pilot and examine the reliability of MMIs in pre-registration student midwife selection in a UK setting.

DESIGN AND SETTING: DeVellis' framework for questionnaire development underpinned the generation of MMI scenarios. BSc (Hons) Midwifery Studies students at a Higher Education Institution in the UK volunteered to participate in 'mock' MMI circuits during the first week of their programme.

RESULTS: An eight station model was piloted. Communication skills were rated at each station as a generic attribute. Station specific attributes assessed included: compassion and empathy; respect for difference and diversity; honesty and integrity; intellectual curiosity and reflective nature; advocacy; respect for privacy and dignity; team working and initiative; the role of the midwife and motivation to become a midwife. Participants' responses to scenario questions were rated on a 7 point scale. Cronbach's alpha scores measuring internal consistency ranged from 0.91 to 0.97 CONCLUSION: The systematic development of the MMI model and scenarios resulted in 'excellent' reliability across all stations. These findings endorse the MMI technique as a reliable alternative to the personal interview in informing final decisions in pre-registration student midwife selection.

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Keywords: Emotional intelligence; Multiple mini interviews; Recruitment; Selection; Values and attitudes

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