This study examined several consequences of applicants' expectations of organizational justice at multiple stages in a selection process. The authors assessed the justice expectations of 1,832 job applicants prior to their participation in a testing process and examined how these expectations influenced their pretest attitudes and intentions as well as their perceptions of the testing process. ...

The purpose of this study was to examine predental enrichment activities and their impact on the number of applicants from some of the nation's top dental school feeder institutions (DSFI). The DSFI were identified by their total number of applicants to dental schools and the number of applicants per total student enrollment. A survey consisting of twenty-seven questions on possible predental e...

PURPOSE To characterize applicant interview experiences at radiation oncology residency programs during the 2016 match cycle and to assess applicant opinions regarding postinterview communication (PIC) after recent attention to gamesmanship noted in prior match cycles. METHODS AND MATERIALS An anonymous, institutional review board-approved, 29-question survey was deployed following the rank o...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers experienced a significant shift in learning context from offline to online learning. Various studies suggest that teachers, particularly beginning problems accommodating student teaching activities during Consequently, early-career need enhance their understanding and skills maximize role as effective teachers. Therefore, this community empowerment program...

Abstract The revived interest in the notion of ‘evaluative judgement’ higher education is motivated by commitment researchers and practitioners to effectively implement learning-oriented assessment cultivate this high-order cognitive ability develop students’ capacity for self-regulated learning. Recent studies have examined affordances constraints using exemplars evaluative judgement fields Ed...

The Fellowship Match process was designed to provide applicants and program directors with an opportunity to consider all their options before making decisions about post-residency training. In a Match, applicants can choose the programs that best suit their career goals, and program directors can consider all candidates before preparing a rank order list. The Match is a contract, requiring obl...

INTRODUCTION Residency interview apparel has traditionally been the dark business suit. We changed the interview dress code from a traditionally established unwritten 'formal' attire to an explicitly described 'informal' attire. We sought to assess if the change in dress code attire changed applicants' perceptions of the residency program or decreased costs. METHODS The authors conducted an a...

BACKGROUND Several suicide and suicidal behaviour risk factors are highly prevalent in asylum seekers, but there is little insight into the suicide death rate and the suicidal behaviour incidence in this population. The main objective of this study is to assess the burden of suicide and hospital-treated non-fatal suicidal behaviour in asylum seekers in the Netherlands and to identify factors th...