Letters of recommendation for the predoctoral internship in medical schools and other settings: Do they enhance decision making in the selection process?

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-345

  Stedman, James M ^a   Hatch, John P ^a   Schoenfeld, Lawrence S ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical psychology training in medical settings; Psychology internship; Psychology internship selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; GENDER BIAS; JOB FINDING; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING; PREJUDICE; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SELECTION BIAS; SEMANTICS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 70349970022     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-009-9170-y     Document Type: Article

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