Degree Name
MSAH (Master of Science in Allied Health)
Program
Allied Health
Date of Award
12-2019
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Dr. Susan Epps
Committee Members
Dr. Ester Verhovsek Hughes, Dr. Tabitha Fair
Abstract
The growing number of candidates for allied health programs and the continued quest for identification of ideal candidates increases the pressure for allied health programs to continually improve their selection process. Despite past and recent research and the significant amount of literature on admission criteria for selective allied health programs, there is limited research on faculty perceptions of the interview as part of the admission criteria.
For this study, interviews were conducted with fifteen allied health faculty members who teach in a program with selective admissions. The interviews consisted of seven open-ended questions and were audio-recorded, then transcribed through Temi.com. The transcriptions were analyzed for common themes.
The participants agreed that an interview is an important component of the selective admissions criteria particularly for assessing the candidate’s ability to communicate and interact with others.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Jones, Vanessa, "Admission Criteria: A Focus on Using the Interview" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3656. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3656
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.