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Table 2 Socio-demographics and academic metrics by interview type at CA-LEAP schools, 2011-2013a

From: Reliability of Multiple Mini-Interviews and traditional interviews within and between institutions: a study of five California medical schools

Characteristic

TI (N = 4137)b

MMIc (N = 3379)

P valuee

Age category, number (%)

  

.24e

 18 to <23

1364 (33.0)

1152 (34.1)

 

 23

1039 (25.1)

781 (23.1)

 

 24

640 (15.5)

528 (15.6)

 

  ≥ 25

1094 (26.4)

918 (27.2)

 

Female, number (%)d

2033 (49.1)

1626 (48.1)

.38f

Race/Ethnicity category, number (%)

  

<.001f

 Non-Hispanic Black

212 (5.1)

214 (6.3)

 

 Non-Hispanic Asian

1429 (34.5)

1253 (37.1)

 

 Non-Hispanic White

1529 (37.0)

1099 (32.5)

 

 Non-Hispanic Other

433 (10.5)

371 (11.0)

 

 Hispanic (any race)

534 (12.9)

442 (13.1)

 

Self-designated disadvantaged, number (%)

608 (14.7)

892 (26.4)

<.001f

Cumulative grade point average, mean (SD)d

3.75 (0.21)

3.72 (0.23)

<.001g

Medical College Admissions Test total score, mean (SD)

34.0 (3.4)

33.5 (4.0)

<.001g

Admission cycle, number (%)

 2011

1061 (25.6)

1124 (33.3)

<.001f

 2012

1506 (36.4)

1186 (35.1)

 

 2013

1570 (38.0)

1069 (31.6)

 
  1. a4993 completed a total of 7516 interviews, 4137 TIs and 3379 MMIs
  2. bThree CA-LEAP schools employed Tis (TI1, TI2, and TI3); TI3 provided no data for 2011 admission cycle
  3. cTwo CA-LEAP schools employed MMIs (MMI1 and MMI2)
  4. dFour applicants had missing gender or GPA information
  5. e P value for difference in characteristic between applicants completing TIs versus MMIs
  6. fChi-square test
  7. gt-test