Perspective: Anticipating the challenges of reforming the United States medical licensing examination

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 453-456

  McMahon, Graham T ^b   Tallia, Alfred F ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 77649222165     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181ccbea8     Document Type: Review

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