Predictive validity of the medical specialty preference inventory
| Autor: | Kevin Glavin, Erik J. Porfeli, George V. Richard |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Predictive validity
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Medical education Medical specialty choice media_common.quotation_subject education Specialty Medical interests Linear discriminant analysis Medical specialty preference inventory Medical students Preference Education Discriminant function analysis Quality (business) Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology Applied Psychology Career counseling Career choice MSPI Clinical psychology media_common |
| Popis: | Medical schools can assist students by providing them with quality career counseling to help them choose a medical specialty. Many schools use interest inventories to help identify students’ specialty interests. This study examined the predictive validity of one such inventory, the Medical Specialty Preference Inventory (MSPI). In a longitudinal design, we used discriminant function analysis to examine how well students’ scores on the MSPI fit their chosen medical specialty one year later. The MSPI correctly predicted students’ future medical specialty choice 58.1% of the time. These results can help career advisors interpret MSPI scores, and identify students’ most likely medical specialty choice, as well as their second most likely choice. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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