Flexner's global influence: Medical education accreditation in countries that train physicians who pursue residency in the United States

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 324-332

  Van Zanten, Marta ^a   Boulet, John R ^b   Simon, Frank A ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 76549133525     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181c87638     Document Type: Article

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