On the case for an interview in medical student selection

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 621-623

  Gorman, D ^a   Monigatti, J ^a   Poole, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CAREER; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 51349159288     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01740.x     Document Type: Editorial

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