Solutions needed for medical school admissions problems
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Speed Dating for Medical School Admissions
Although medical schools take every precaution in selecting benevolent individuals to be trained as physicians, an international study has revealed that 5% of doctors worldwide have recurrent issues that warrant disciplinary action by medical boards. These issues include violations of professionalism, unethical behavior, negligence, and in some cases criminal intent, reflective of deficiencies ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Medicine
سال: 1972
ISSN: 1040-2446
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-197212000-00011