Relationship between Dean's letter rankings and later evaluations by residency program directors

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-256

  Lurie, Stephen J ^a   Lambert, David R ^a   Grady Weliky, Tana A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

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EID: 34447561944     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401330701366523     Document Type: Article

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