Kelly recalls figuring out this process began back in 2004-2005 and they didn’t really implement anything at McMaster until 2010, as part of their local solution. Behind the CASPer Idea and Developing the Test Kelly points out the importance of leading people with a sense of who you are and why you want to do this, not what you just think is on the website or what you googled is the right answer because this doesn’t set you apart. They didn’t want to eliminate applicants from the pool by just using grades because she admits their secondaries cannot really predict too much. This is the main reason they needed an additional piece to the process. So at the end of the day, it was difficult for them to identify who the applicant actually was and separate applicants from each other. They had probably studied the school’s website so they came in so prepared to give the key talking points. When Kelly was reading the essays, she found it hard to differentiate applicants. The Inherent Problems of Secondary Essays Hence, CASPer was born at McMaster University. Seeing the limitations and problems related to the secondary essays they were giving to students, she worked with another colleague to figure out a solution that’s better. She would look at the autobiography submissions of students who wanted to come to McMaster for medical school where they would write short essays. She had a role in the medical school admissions committee where she had to look at the equivalent of what would have been their secondary examination. She did her undergraduate and PhD at McMaster University, specifically in Cognitive Psychology and Health Research Methodology, where she specializes in Cognitive Psychology and Medical Education or Health Professions Education.ĭuring her time at McMaster, she worked closely with several medical school groups. Kelly is a full-time faculty member at McMaster University in the Department of Medicine and the McMaster Education Research, Innovation and Theory Program in Canada. Please help us spread the word and share this podcast to even just one person today! New CASPer Webinar: May 10th, 2019! Register: A Little Background About Kelly We also have the Short Coat Podcast from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and the TMDSAS Podcast for those applying to Texas medical schools. The Specialty Stories features physicians as they share their specialty. The OldPreMeds Podcast is for nontrad premeds where we take questions from the forums. CASPer stands for Computer-Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics.Ĭheck out all our other podcasts on MedEd Media Network including The MCAT Podcast, where we talk about MCAT prep. as well as in Canada are using CASPer in place of or in addition to the secondary essays. Kelly Dore, who is one of the brilliant minds who developed and researched CASPer, will talk about what it is, how it’s scored, and hopefully, listening to this will help relieve some of your anxiety and fear over this test.
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