Multiple mini-interview predictive validity for performance on a pharmacy licensing examination.

Context: Predictive validity studies on the use of the multiple mini-interview (MMI) have been primarily in medicine.

Objectives: This study sought to determine the predictive validity of the MMI for performance within a pharmacy programme and on the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) Qualifying Examination for licensure, and to compare the predictive validity of the MMI with that of pre-pharmacy grade point average (GPA) and Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) score.

Methods: Admissions data for 223 graduates of the pharmacy programme at the University of Toronto were matched to programme and licensure outcome measures.