Are graduate entry programmes the answer to recruiting and selecting tomorrow's doctors?

Medical Education

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1147-1153

  Powis, David ^a   Hamilton, John ^b   Gordon, Jill ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Career choice; College admission test; Education, medical, *standards trends; Great Britain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUDGET; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCREENING; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PERSONNEL SELECTION;

EID: 8444234994     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2004.01986.x     Document Type: Article

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