Grade Inflation in the Internal Medicine Clerkship: A National Survey

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-76

  Fazio, Sara B ^a   Papp, Klara K ^b   Torre, Dario M ^c   DeFer, Thomas M ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876142968     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2012.741541     Document Type: Article

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