The new 2015 MCAT: Testing competencies

JAMA

Volumn 310, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 2243-2244

  Kirch, Darrell G ^a   Mitchell, Karen ^a   Ast, Cori ^a  

^a ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; CRITICAL THINKING; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT; STUDY SKILLS;

EID: 84888986057     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.282093     Document Type: Short Survey

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