Selecting medical students: A case report of the need for change

Medical Education

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 455-459

  Marley, John ^a   Carman, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Communication; Educational status; Medical schools; Rural population; School admission criteria; South Australia

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPORT; STAFF;

EID: 0032992451     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1999.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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