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“A Chance To Show Yourself” – how do applicants approach medical school admission essays?

Jonathan S. WhiteUniversity of Alberta, Canada; JONATHAN WHITE, MD, PhD, MSc (Med Ed), FRCS (Gen Surg), is Associate Professor and Tom Williams Endowed Chair in Surgical Education in the Department of Surgery of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta, Canada.Correspondence[email protected]
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Jean-Francois LemayUniversity of Calgary, Canada; JEAN-FRANCOIS LEMAY, MD, FRCPC, is an associate professor at the University of Calgary, Canada. He is a developmental pediatrician at the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary. Dr Lemay is a former director of Admissions and Student Affairs at the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine.
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Keith BrownellUniversity of Calgary, Canada; KEITH BROWNELL, MD, FRCPC, is a professor of Clinical Neurosciences and Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary and a consulting neurologist in the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services.
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Jocelyn LockyerUniversity of Calgary, Canada; JOCELYN LOCKYER, PhD, is a professor, Department Of Community Health Sciences; associate dean, Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development; and former chair of the Admissions Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada.
Pages e541-e548 | Published online: 26 Sep 2011

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David Powis, Don Munro, Miles Bore & Diann Eley. (2020) Why is it so hard to consider personal qualities when selecting medical students?. Medical Teacher 42:4, pages 366-371.
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