Only the best: Medical student selection in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1-5

  Wilson, Ian G ^a   Roberts, Christopher ^b   Flynn, Eleanor M ^c   Griffin, Barbara ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETENCE; EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL ADMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDITY;

EID: 84859127738     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja10.11388     Document Type: Article

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