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Excellence in PhD dissertations in health professions education: Toward standards and expectations

Olle ten CateCenter for Research and Development of Education, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Correspondence[email protected]
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Anselme DereseDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;
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Steven J. DurningUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA;
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Patricia O’SullivanResearch and Development in Medical Education, Center for Faculty Educators, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8706-4095
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Pages 926-930 | Published online: 04 Apr 2017

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