A baccalaureate-MD program for students from medically underserved communities: 15-year outcomes

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 668-674

  Thomson, William A ^a   Ferry, Pamela ^a   King, Jason ^a   Wedig, Cindy Martinez ^b   Villarreal, Graciela B ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

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EID: 77951692169     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d27914     Document Type: Article

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