Predictive validity of the personal qualities assessment for selection of medical students in Scotland

Jon DowellUniversity of Dundee, Scotland; JON DOWELL, MD, is a Reader in General Practice and Admissions Convener at Dundee Medical School, Scotland. His main interest is the development of robust, fair and practical selection techniques for undergraduate medicine. He is currently the lead of the UKCAT Research Panel.Correspondence[email protected]

Mary Ann LumsdenUniversity of Glasgow, Scotland; MARY ANN LUMSDEN, MD, is a professor of Gynaecology and Medical Education at the University of Glasgow. She was the Associate dean for Admissions for 8 years during which she was involved in setting up the UKCAT admissions test as well as studies of psychometric testing in the admission process and approaches for widening participation.

David PowisUniversity of Newcastle, Australia; DAVID POWIS, PhD, has been a university lecturer and researcher in physiology and medical education since 1972. At university of Newcastle, Australia, he developed a professional interest, and worked extensively, in the area of medical student selection with the aim of establishing fair principles and appropriate strategy.

Don MunroUniversity of Newcastle, Australia; DON MUNRO, PhD, is a Conjoint (retired) Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Australia, and a member of the Personal Qualities Assessment research team. His main interests are in personality, testing, psychometrics and job selection.

Miles BoreUniversity of Newcastle, Australia; MILES BORE, PhD, is a Senior Lecture at the University of Newcastle Australia. He lectures and conducts research in the areas of personality, values, morality and psychometrics. Miles is a member of the Personal Qualities Assessment research team and has contributed to the literature on the selection of medical students.

Boikanyo MakubateUniversity of Dundee, Scotland; BOIKANYO MAKUBATE, PhD, is a research assistant in the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing. His main interests are Medical Statistics and the use of routine datasets to answer clinical questions.

Ben KumwendaUniversity of Dundee, Scotland; BEN KUMWENDA, MRes, is Research Administrator in Medical Education at Dundee University. He was responsible for the development of Scottish Admissions Follow-up Study database and subsequent preparation of the manuscript.

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