Uncertainties in the selection of applicants for medical school

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 509-521

  Benbassat, Jochanan ^a   Baumal, Reuben ^b  

^a MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Admissions to medical school; Medical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNCERTAINTY; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

CAREER CHOICE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PERSONALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNCERTAINTY; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

EID: 34548784421     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-007-9076-0     Document Type: Article

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