The impact of the interview in pediatric residency selection

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 216-220

  Swanson, Wendy Sue ^a   Harris, Mary Catherine ^a   Master, Christina ^a   Gallagher, Paul R ^a   Mauro, Anthony E ^a   Ludwig, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Board scores; Interviews; Residency selection

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PEDIATRICIAN; PERSONALITY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23044514622     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/A04-149R1.1     Document Type: Article

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