Predicting academic performance at a predominantly black medical school

Journal of Medical Education

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 1986, Pages 629-639

  Johnson, Davis G ^a   Lloyd, Sterling M ^a   Jones, Robert F ^b   Anderson, Judith ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EDUCATION; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT;

BLACKS; COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST; CURRICULUM; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 0022541814     PISSN: 00222577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-198608000-00001     Document Type: Article

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