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Health Professions Advisors: Perceptions of the Health Professions Advising Community Regarding Factors Important to the Selection of Students for Medical School.

abstract: This study determined if differences exist among the health professions advising community between factors (academic and non-academic) used as selection criteria in medical school admissions, as well as the impact of the holistic review in admissions on new admissions initiatives with respect to personal and professional backgrounds of advisors. The study examined the differences based on the gender, race and ethnicity, age, years of advising experience, institution size and type, classification and region of the population. Statistical analyses were conducted using comparison of means tests: one-sample t-tests and one-way ANOVA to determine the significance of differences for each of the variables. Significant differences were found to exist among the health professions advising community based on gender, race and ethnicity, institution type, classification of appointment, institution size and type. The findings of the study suggested that the personal and professional background of a health professions advisor did impact the perception of importance among the academic and non-academic factors used in the selection of medical students. The medical school admissions community should appreciate the unique viewpoints of the broader health professions advising community when building relationships and finding opportunities to collaborate. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ed.D. Educational Administration and Supervision 2012

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:15964
Date January 2012
ContributorsCunningham, Tara K. (Author), Wilkinson, Christine (Advisor), Rund, James (Committee member), Ashby, Tacy (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDoctoral Dissertation
Format123 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved

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