Developing a "frequent look and rapid remediation" assessment system for a new medical school

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-71

  Ricketts, Chris ^a   Bligh, John ^a,b  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78751591527     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181ff9ca3     Document Type: Article

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