Patterson F. Selection and Recruitment...Healthcare Prof. 2018

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How we recruit future healthcare professionals is critically important, as the demand for high quality healthcare increases across the globe. This book questions what the evidence tells us about how best to select those most suited to a career in healthcare, ensuring that the approaches used are relevant and fair to all who apply.
The editors of this collection take a comprehensive look at the latest research surrounding recruitment and selection into healthcare roles. Each chapter is authored by leading experts and, using international case material, the practical implications for workforce policy are explored. They review the key stages in designing effective selection systems and discuss how best to evaluate the quality of selection processes. Evidence from role analysis studies as well as the effectiveness of different selection methods including aptitude and situational judgment tests, personality assessment and interviews are examined. Chapters also cover approaches to student selection and recruitment for postgraduate trainees through to senior appointments. Finally they highlight contemporary issues in recruitment, including the use of technology, selecting for values, candidate perceptions, coaching issues and how best to promote diversity and widening access.
Front Matter
Designing and Evaluating Selection and Recruitment in Healthcare
Aptitude Testing in Healthcare Selection
Personality Assessment in Healthcare and Implications for Selection
Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs)
Interviews, Multiple Mini-Interviews, and Selection Centers
Role Analysis: The Foundation for Selection Systems
New Approaches to Selection System Design in Healthcare: The Practical and Theoretical Relevance of a Modular Approach
Applicant Perceptions and Reactions to Selection
Coaching Issues
Widening Access: Achieving Equity in Medical Education
Values-Based Recruitment
Altruism and Prosociality in Healthcare Selection and Recruitment: Insights from Psychology and Behavioral Economics
Reflections on the Future Challenges for Researchers and Practitioners in Selection for Healthcare
Back Matter