Equal opportunity does not produce equity: (Not) getting into medical school

Medical Education

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 290-291

  Searle, Judy ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ALGORITHM; EXAMINATION; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NOTE; ORGANIZATION; RACE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CIVIL RIGHTS; COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PREJUDICE;

EID: 0037392394     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2003.01465.x     Document Type: Note

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