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The UK Clinical Aptitude Test: Is it a fair test for selecting medical students?

Paul LambeUniversities of Plymouth and Exeter, UK; PAUL LAMBE, PhD, is a selection and admissions psychometrician at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth.
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Catherine WatersUniversities of Plymouth and Exeter, UK; CATHERINE WATERS, PhD, is a Lecturer of Community Learning at Truro College, Cornwall.
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David BristowUniversities of Plymouth and Exeter, UK; DAVID BRISTOW, PhD, is Vice Dean for Medical Education at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages e557-e565 | Published online: 29 May 2012

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