Effects of comprehensive educational reforms on academic success in a diverse student body

Medical Education

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1232-1240

  Lieberman, Steven A ^a   Ainsworth, Michael A ^a   Asimakis, Gregory K ^a   Thomas, Lauree ^a   Cain, Lisa D ^a   Mancuso, Melodee G ^a   Rabek, Jeffrey P ^a   Zhang, Ni ^a   Frye, Ann W ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TEXAS;

EID: 78649564261     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03770.x     Document Type: Article

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