Modelling the impact of old and new mechanisms of entry and selection to medical school in Ireland: Who gets in?

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 421-427

  O'Flynn, S ^a   Fitzgerald, T ^a   Mills, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Lesotho College of Education   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Entry and selection; HPAT Ireland; Leaving certificate; Medical school

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 84879554206     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-013-0904-3     Document Type: Article

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