Textual analysis of internal medicine residency personal statements: Themes and gender differences

Medical Education

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 93-102

  Osman, Nora Y ^a   Schonhardt Bailey, Cheryl ^b   Walling, Jessica L ^a   Katz, Joel T ^a   Alexander, Erik K ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSTON; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; METHODS; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL NARRATIVES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WRITING;

BOSTON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL NARRATIVES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WRITING;

EID: 84920063921     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12487     Document Type: Article

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