Making Merit Just in Medical School Admissions
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چکیده
Medical school education must better align with patient care needs for a rapidly changing population. One challenge is to eliminate bias in merit-based admissions more equitably review candidates the structural competency skills desperately needed promote public health and equity. Aligning approaches holistic equitable candidate evaluation will simultaneously support learners improve care.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: AMA journal of ethics
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2376-6980']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/amajethics.2021.223