Gender-related differences in the pathway to and characteristics of U.S. medical school deanships

Academic Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1015-1023

  White, F Scott ^a   McDade, Sharon ^b   Yamagata, Hisashi ^c   Morahan, Page S ^d  

^a SRA (Systems Research and Applications) International Inc   (United States)

^b American Council on Education   (United States)

^c Circuit Court for Montgomery County ^*  (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84864368960     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31825d3495     Document Type: Article

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