Training reviewers and using rubrics reduces inconsistent evaluation and bias in CBA/HA¶
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q2 i? Rigorous reviewer training, explicit instructions, and rubrics address inconsistent evaluation and implicit bias in admissions decisions. → Jernigan 2025
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Jernigan 2025¶
Jernigan, M. A., & Carbonneau, K. J. (2025). Advancing health professions education: a review of holistic admissions and competency-based admissions practices. Medical Education Online, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2025.2486979
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Review found "Lack of consistency in reviewing has been seen as a challenge of CBA and HA, which many programs have solved by implementing a rigorous training program and explicit instructions for reviewing applicants, as well as constructing rubrics".
"Lack of consistency in reviewing has been seen as a challenge of CBA and HA, which many programs have solved by implementing a rigorous training program and explicit instructions for reviewing applicants, as well as constructing rubrics for different methods of evaluation"
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Related Claims¶
- Little evidence demonstrates effectiveness of CBA/HA in admitting well-prepared students — related
- Wide variation exists in definitions of competency-based and holistic admissions across health professions programs — related
- CBA and HA implementation is associated with increased diversity of admitted students — related
- Interviews are the most frequently cited method for assessing competencies in CBA and HA — related
- The VCP rubric was difficult for teams to use because it lacked standardized calibration and its process and content categories were unclear — related
- Exemplar-based calibration is expected to align student ratings with expert ratings at the criterion level — related
- Higher stated education and SES levels receive responses with more positive sentiment, an implicit bias that can disadvantage lower-education users — related
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