Widening perspectives: reframing the way we research selection

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 565-572

  Dore, Kelly L ^a   Roberts, Chris ^b   Wright, Sarah ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84994344944     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: 15731677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-016-9730-5     Document Type: Article

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