Investigating the utility of a GPA institutional adjustment index

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-153

  Didier, Thomas ^b   Kreiter, Clarence D ^a,b   Buri, Russell ^b   Solow, Catherine ^b  

^a Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744472473     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-005-0390-0     Document Type: Article

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