Teaching and learning in medicine
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Interviews are most important in resident selection. Structured interviews are more reliable than unstructured ones. ⋯ The structured interview tool provided good although suboptimal interrater reliability. Increasing the number of scenarios improves reliability as does applying differential weights to the rating scale anchors. The latter would also facilitate the identification of those candidates with extreme ratings.
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In 2001, the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California initiated a major curriculum reform with fully integrated teaching of the basic sciences. ⋯ The SPP design represents a uniquely successful pathway to curriculum redesign.