Race/Ethnicity in Medical Education: An Analysis of a Question Bank for Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 115-122

  Ripp, Kelsey ^a   Braun, Lundy ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; curricular reform; question banks; Race and ethnicity; USMLE

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RACISM; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; RACISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85008233964     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2016.1268056     Document Type: Article

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