A multilevel analysis of the relationships between examinee gender and United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) step 2 CK content area performance

Academic Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Cuddy, Monica M ^a   Swanson, David B ^b   Clauser, Brian E ^b  

^a NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34748875315     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181400379     Document Type: Article

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