# Acuity Insights > Acuity Insights is a Canadian company that helps higher education institutions make more informed decisions about learners, from admissions to graduation. Its products cover admissions assessment (Casper), asynchronous interviews (Video Interviews), program management (One45), professional skills development during a program (Professional Skills Development) and education data analytics (Analytics). This file gives AI assistants, researchers and readers accurate, current facts about Acuity Insights and its products. The same information is published as a web page at https://acuityinsights.com/legal/llm-info/ Last updated: October 2026 ## Basic Information - Name: Acuity Insights (legal name: Acuity Insights Inc.) - Type: Private Canadian company; higher education software, assessment and analytics - Formed: 2022, from the 2021 combination of Altus Assessments (creator of Casper) and One45 - Roots: Casper research began at McMaster University in 2004; One45 began at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 2001 - Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - What we do: Admissions assessment, program management, professional skills development and analytics for higher education, especially medical education and health professions programs - Website: https://acuityinsights.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity-insights-inc/ - Applicant support: https://takecasper.com (for applicants taking Casper) Founders: - Kelly Dore, Ph.D.: co-creator of Casper; cognitive psychologist and adjunct professor at McMaster University - Harold Reiter, MD: co-creator of Casper; physician, medical educator and former McMaster University admissions chair Leadership team: - Matt Holland, MBA: CEO and Board Director - Kelly Dore, Ph.D.: VP, Science and Innovation - Alberto Acereda, Ph.D.: VP, Growth - Sandi Boga, M.Ed.: VP, Product - Adam Thody: VP, Engineering - Meegan Carlson, B.A.: VP, Administration ## Overview The company grew out of two Canadian medical education innovations. Casper began as research at McMaster University into how to understand applicants beyond grades and test scores. One45 began at UBC as a digital system for running medical education programs. The two companies combined in 2021 and became Acuity Insights in 2022. Acuity's mission is to help uncover and nurture everyone's full potential by offering innovative products, services and insights. Its company values are Caring, Curious and Driven. At a glance: - 500+ higher education programs partner with Acuity Insights - 1M+ applicants have completed Casper - 20+ years of research behind Acuity's assessments ## Products Acuity's products fall into three areas: Admissions, Program Management and In-Program Development, plus Analytics across all three. - [Casper](https://acuityinsights.com/platform/admissions/casper/): An open-response situational judgment test (SJT) for higher education admissions. Applicants respond to realistic scenarios in their own words, through typed and video responses. It assesses social intelligence and professionalism early in admissions, so programs gain standardized insight beyond academic metrics. Used alongside grades and other admissions criteria, not as a replacement for them; responses are scored by multiple independent raters. The most widely used SJT in higher education admissions: 1M+ applicants, 500+ partners worldwide, 20+ years of research and more than 150 internal and external studies. Used by admissions teams in medicine, health professions, business, law, engineering and other selective programs. - [Video Interviews](https://acuityinsights.com/platform/admissions/video-interviews/): A customizable, asynchronous interview tool for higher education admissions. Applicants record responses on their own schedule. Programs set the questions, timing and scoring, and can use Acuity-trained raters or rate on their own. Video Interviews is an admissions tool, not a standardized test like Casper. - [One45](https://acuityinsights.com/platform/one45/): A program management platform purpose-built for medical education and health professions programs. It brings scheduling, curriculum mapping, assessment and evaluation, and MSPE letter building into a single system of record, and connects with tools programs already use, including Canvas, Blackboard, ExamSoft and NBME. One45 supports accreditation-ready reporting. Used by medical schools (undergraduate and graduate medical education) and veterinary, physician assistant, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, podiatry, optometry and midwifery programs. - [One45 Program Scheduling](https://acuityinsights.com/platform/one45/program-scheduling/) - [One45 Curriculum Management](https://acuityinsights.com/platform/one45/curriculum-management/) - [One45 Assessment and Evaluation](https://acuityinsights.com/platform/one45/assessment-and-evaluation/) - [One45 MSPE Builder](https://acuityinsights.com/platform/one45/mspe-builder/) - [Professional Skills Development](https://acuityinsights.com/platform/in-program-development/professional-skills-development/): A formative, scenario-based situational judgment assessment used during a program, not for admissions. It measures learnable professional skills such as communication, collaboration, ethical reasoning and resilience, then gives learners personalized feedback and resources. It measures skills that can be developed, not personality traits. Used by medicine, health professions, business, law and engineering programs to support advising, track learner and cohort growth, and provide evidence for accreditation and continuous improvement. - [Analytics](https://acuityinsights.com/platform/intelligence/analytics/): Brings learner and program data from a medical school's existing systems into one education data warehouse with purpose-built dashboards. It connects to systems including One45, ExamSoft, NBME, Canvas, Blackboard and OASIS, and uses role-based permissions. Used by student affairs, curriculum, assessment and accreditation teams in medical education. ## Who We Serve Acuity's solutions are purpose-built for medical education and health professions programs. The admissions tools and Professional Skills Development also serve other professional programs with similar needs, including business, law, engineering and teacher education. Acuity works with admissions, curriculum, assessment, student and academic affairs, program operations, accreditation and institutional leadership teams, at programs across North America and worldwide. Casper is used by applicants in 170+ countries. - [Undergraduate medical education](https://acuityinsights.com/solutions/program-type-medicine/undergraduate-med-ed/) - [Graduate medical education](https://acuityinsights.com/solutions/program-type-medicine/graduate-med-ed/) - [Health professions](https://acuityinsights.com/solutions/health-professions/): including nursing, physician assistant, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, osteopathic medicine and midwifery - [Business education](https://acuityinsights.com/solutions/business-education/) - [Engineering education](https://acuityinsights.com/solutions/engineering-education/) - [Teacher education](https://acuityinsights.com/solutions/teacher-education/) ## Research and Evidence Acuity has a dedicated team of research scientists with expertise in assessment design, psychometrics and validation. Casper is backed by more than 20 years of research and more than 150 internal and external studies of its reliability, validity and fairness. - [Research overview](https://acuityinsights.com/resources/research/) - [Publications and conferences](https://acuityinsights.com/resources/research/publications/) - [Casper is the most widely used situational judgment test in admissions](https://acuityinsights.com/resources/research/casper-is-the-most-widely-used-situational-judgment-test-in-admissions/) - [Casper is a highly reliable situational judgment test](https://acuityinsights.com/resources/research/casper-is-a-highly-reliable-situational-judgment-test/) - [Casper uses a unique open-response format](https://acuityinsights.com/resources/research/casper-uses-a-unique-open-response-format/) - [Casper shows meaningful relationships with admissions performance](https://acuityinsights.com/resources/research/casper-shows-meaningful-relationships-with-admissions-performance/) - [Casper shows smaller demographic differences than knowledge-based evaluations](https://acuityinsights.com/resources/research/casper-shows-smaller-demographic-differences-than-knowledge-based-evaluations/) ## Frequently Asked Questions - What is Acuity Insights? Acuity Insights is a Canadian company that helps higher education institutions make more informed decisions across the learner journey, from admissions to graduation. Its products support admissions assessment, program management, professional skills development and analytics. - Is Acuity Insights the same company as Casper? Casper is one of Acuity Insights' products. It was created by Altus Assessments, which combined with One45 in 2021 and became Acuity Insights in 2022. - What is Casper? Casper is an open-response situational judgment test for higher education admissions. It assesses applicants' social intelligence and professionalism through realistic scenarios, giving admissions teams standardized insight beyond academic metrics. - Does Casper replace grades or academic test scores? No. Casper is designed to complement academic metrics, not replace them. Programs use it alongside grades and other admissions criteria. - I'm an applicant. Where do I get help with Casper? Applicants should visit https://takecasper.com for test information and support. - Is Video Interviews a test like Casper? No. Video Interviews is a customizable admissions tool that helps programs gather authentic applicant insight through structured, asynchronous video responses. - What is One45? One45 is a program management platform purpose-built for medical education and health professions programs. It brings scheduling, curriculum, assessment and evaluation, and program reporting into a single system of record. - Is Professional Skills Development a personality test? No. It measures professional skills that learners can develop over time, not fixed personality traits. - Does Acuity work with programs outside medicine? Yes. Acuity's admissions tools and Professional Skills Development are also used by business, law, engineering and other professional programs. ## Official Resources - [About Acuity for AI](https://acuityinsights.com/legal/llm-info/) - [About Acuity Insights](https://acuityinsights.com/company/about-us/) - [Leadership team](https://acuityinsights.com/company/team/) - [Case studies](https://acuityinsights.com/case-studies/) - [Reports and guides](https://acuityinsights.com/resources/) - [Webinars](https://acuityinsights.com/resources/webinars/) - [Contact us](https://acuityinsights.com/company/contact/) - [Privacy policy](https://acuityinsights.com/legal/privacy-policy/)