Seeking inclusion in an exclusive process: Discourses of medical school student selection

Medical Education

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 36-47

  Razack, Saleem ^a,b   Hodges, Brian ^c,d   Steinert, Yvonne ^a   Maguire, Mary ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STANDARDS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

CANADA; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84920103082     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12547     Document Type: Article

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