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Situational Judgement Tests (SJT) aim to evaluate a person’s  personal and professional competencies, with a focus on ethical problem-solving. SJTs are scenario-based tests that assess how you make “judgment calls,” or in other words, how you think through a situation in real life using ethical and humanistic problemsolving. There are no right or wrong answers. You can, and should, prepare though it is a very manageable process, and actually very interesting!  \nThere are TWO SJTs, each of which has a distinct approach. Depending on your school list you may not need to take either, you may need only one, or you may need to take both. One is called CASPer which is hosted by Acuity Insights. The other was created by theAAMC and is called the AAMC PREview Professional Readiness Exam. Most of you will have a medical school list that requires you to take one or both tests so closely review this newsletter to understand what these tests are, what they entail, and how to prepare for them.  \nIn addition to this newsletter, we’ll be hosting a SJT Information Session this Spring! The date is currently to be announced – please be on the lookout for more information!  \nContents  \nWhat is CASPER, AAMC Preview, and what is their purpose? .......................................2  \nPreparing for CASPER (and Duet) .................................................................................3  \nWhat is Duet?...........................................................................................................4  \nPreparing for AAMC PREview .......................................................................................4  \nConsiderations for Ethical Decision-Making ................................................................4  \nYou’ve Got This!...........................................................................................................5  \nWhere Can I find HPP Application Resources?.............................................................6  \nWhat is CASPER, AAMC Preview, and what is their purpose?  \nCASPer and PREview are two different SJTs and each approaches its tests from a different perspective:  \nCASPer asks applicants: WHAT they would do in a hypothetical dilemma and, importantly, WHY they would do it, including what the possible impact or outcome might be of that choice. CASPer presents a video or written scenario and asks open-ended questions for applicants to reflect on. Answers are timed and applicants provide either written responses or video responses. For CASper the emphasis is on using your combined life wisdom and knowledge to name the dilemma; note the main stakeholders; what possible approaches you might take and the potential consequences of different approaches. If they ask you to make a final decision it would be based on thinking through those elements and drawing a conclusion you think is best, all things considered.  \nPrioritize recognizing different points of view and avoid being judgmental. If the situation has complexity, acknowledge that. For instance, think of an “if/then” type of approach. IE: you can imagine an inner dialogue that has the quality of “Given this situation/stakeholder, I would consider X which might have X outcomes; on the other hand, taking into account W, I would do K because   In the end, I’d do X  ”  \nPREview was created by the AAMC. Its approach is quite different and asks applicants to evaluate “the effectiveness of a series of behavioral responses to each scenario.” They are interested in what you think is the best, or what they designate as a “very effective” answer. It’s multiple choice and the answer options are: very effective, effective, ineffective, or very ineffective. Scenarios emphasize the ethos ","cbCairLLpG9HmToJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairLLpG9HmToJ","pdf",162317,"English","# What is CASPER, AAMC Preview, and what is their purpose?\n## Preparing for CASPER (and Duet)\n## What is Duet?\n## Preparing for AAMC PREview\n## Considerations for Ethical Decision-Making\n## You’ve Got This!\n## Where Can I find HPP Application Resources?","[{\"question\":\"What are Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs) and what do they evaluate?\",\"answer\":\"SJTs are scenario-based tests designed to evaluate personal and professional competencies, with a focus on ethical problem-solving. They measure how you think through real-life dilemmas and make judgment calls, and they do not have right or wrong answers.\"},{\"question\":\"How do CASPer and AAMC PREview differ in test approach and scoring?\",\"answer\":\"CASPer asks applicants what they would do and, critically, why, using open-ended responses to video or written scenarios with time limits. 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