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Table 1 SJT scenario content

From: Evaluating the validity of an integrity-based situational judgement test for medical school admissions

Scenario

A medical student…

1

reveals to another that he was not genuinely ill even though he phoned in sick to a tutorial session

2

is questioned about extreme and provocative comments on her Facebook page

3

overhears two fellow students discussing details of a patient’s condition in a café

4

approaches another student asking for the wording of a reference to be changed

5

is worried that her essay has been plagiarised by a friend

6

reveals she was told which topics not to revise for by someone who sat the same exam on a previous day

7

reveals he borrowed a book from a tutor but decided not to return it

8

observes a consultant speaking extremely condescendingly to a nurse

9

refuses to share notes with a fellow student who fails to contribute to group work

10

reveals he will only be attending an optional lecture for the free food provided