A change to pass/fail grading in the first two years at one medical school results in improved psychological well-being

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 655-662

  Bloodgood, Robert A ^a   Short, Jerry G ^a,b   Jackson, John M ^a   Martindale, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; LICENCE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SELF REPORT; STUDENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 68249156714     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31819f6d78     Document Type: Article

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