Does students' gender, citizenship, or verbal ability affect fairness of portfolio-based promotion decisions? Results from one medical school

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 773-777

  Bierer, S Beth ^a   Dannefer, Elaine F ^a  

^a CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 79958854146     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318217e14b     Document Type: Article

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