Changing premed requirements and the medical curriculum

JAMA

Volumn 296, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1128-1131

  Emanuel, Ezekiel J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PREMEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748423736     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.9.1128     Document Type: Note

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