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Admissions, Healthcare
The Importance of The Admissions Summit: Interviews with Speakers and Attendees
“I think if we stay within our own country, our own region, we actually miss the knowledge. I think international meetings like this allow us to share knowledge from across the world, to get inspired by other people’s solutions and see if we can…
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Admissions, Healthcare
The Admissions Summit: Connecting Healthcare Admissions Professionals
The month of June brought the inaugural Admissions Summit to Toronto. For two days, healthcare admissions professionals were able to meet with peers, experts, and advisors to discuss the current state of admissions, tackle best practices, and work through challenges in their field. A…
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Admissions, CASPer, Science & Research
Applicant Acceptability of Non-Cognitive Admissions Tools
Our research team presented at APMEC earlier this year – the largest medical education conference in the Asia-Pacific region. Read about their work below. Introduction: Medical school admissions have relied predominantly on cognitive metrics to guide decisions on who gets accepted, despite the importance…
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Admissions
Disruptions in Admissions: The Scandal and The Conversation
This month, Altus Assessments is looking at disruption in admissions. As more and more institutions are moving to a holistic approach, many new factors are playing a key role in how admissions professionals assess applicants. But, how are institutions approaching holistic admissions processes, and…
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Admissions, Education
Dr. Harold Reiter: An Admissions Expert’s Take on The Scandal
The sense of outrage over the recent college admissions scandal has been attributed to perceptions of unfairness. While generally heartfelt, conflation of the nefarious activities under investigation with long-standing sources of societal friction threatens to distract and detract from both. Elimination of nefarious activities…
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Admissions
Disruption in Admissions: Demonstrated Interest Gains Importance
This month, Altus Assessments is looking at disruption in admissions. As more and more institutions are moving to a holistic approach, many new factors are playing a key role in how admissions professionals assess applicants. But, how are institutions approaching holistic admissions processes, and…
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Admissions
Disruption in Admissions: Why Letters of Intent and Personal Statements don’t give enough Insight
This month, Altus Assessments is looking at disruption in admissions. As more and more institutions are moving to a holistic approach, many new factors are playing a key role in how admissions professionals assess applicants. But, how are institutions approaching holistic admissions processes, and…
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Healthcare, Technology
7 Ways AI and Tech are Changing Healthcare for the Better
AI is everywhere these days. From organizing your work week, to figuring out what you want for lunch, AI systems and advanced algorithms are simplifying daily tasks and making old processes more efficient. But, how far will AI really go? In the next few…
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Education
How a Teacher Wellbeing Toolkit is Helping Australian Schools
“I’m a teacher, and this is why so many of us can’t do it anymore.” The above quote was the title, and theme, of a recent open letter from an Australian teacher to the education system. And while the sentiment is saddening, it’s a…
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Healthcare
Why is Finding an Empathic Doctor Important for your Health?
We all want a doctor who is competent – someone who knows what their talking about and can make the correct diagnosis and prescribe the appropriate treatment. We all also want a doctor who is kind and compassionate – someone who genuinely cares about…
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Healthcare
How Physician Assistants Improve Healthcare Outcomes
Physician assistants date back to the Vietnam war when Dr. Eugene Stead recognized a need for help and a talent pool in returning veterans. Dr. Stead wanted an assistant that could really help him with patient overload. Someone who could write prescriptions, see patients,…
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CASPer
What is CASPer? Your Questions Answered
Holistic admissions are complicated. An applicant’s experiences, attributes, and academic successes are all weighed against an institutions mission and goals, and a decision is made. In theory, this method builds a more diverse and unique student base. CASPer is one piece of this holistic…