An analysis of the performance of UK medical graduates in the MRCOG part 1 and part 2 written examinations

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1039, 2012, Pages 249-254

  Rushd, S ^a   Landau, A B ^b   Khan, J A ^a   Allgar, V ^c   Lindow, S W ^a  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEMBER OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNAECOLOGIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

APTITUDE TESTS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; OBSTETRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SEX FACTORS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84860003873     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2011-130479     Document Type: Article

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