An overview of the medical school admission process and use of applicant data in decision making: What has changed since the 1980s?

Academic Medicine

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 672-681

  Monroe, Alicia ^a   Quinn, Erin ^b   Samuelson, Wayne ^c   Dunleavy, Dana M ^d   Dowd, Keith W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^d ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

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EID: 84878916808     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31828bf252     Document Type: Article

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