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First experience with multiple mini interview for medical school admission in Brazil: Does it work in a different cultural scenario?

Durval Anibal Daniel-FilhoThe School of Medicine, Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein (FICSAE), São Paulo, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elda Maria Stafuzza Gonçalves PiresThe School of Medicine, Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein (FICSAE), São Paulo, Brazil
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Angela Tavares PaesThe School of Medicine, Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein (FICSAE), São Paulo, Brazil
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Eduardo Juan TrosterThe School of Medicine, Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein (FICSAE), São Paulo, Brazil
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Simone Cristina Azevedo B. S. SilvaThe School of Medicine, Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein (FICSAE), São Paulo, Brazil
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Mariana Fachini GranatoThe School of Medicine, Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein (FICSAE), São Paulo, Brazil
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Thomaz Bittencourt CoutoThe School of Medicine, Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein (FICSAE), São Paulo, Brazil
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Joyce Kelly Silva BarretoThe School of Medicine, Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein (FICSAE), São Paulo, Brazil
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Alexandre Holthausen CamposThe School of Medicine, Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein (FICSAE), São Paulo, Brazil
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Julio C. Martins MonteThe School of Medicine, Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein (FICSAE), São Paulo, Brazil
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Claudio SchvartsmanThe School of Medicine, Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein (FICSAE), São Paulo, Brazil
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Pages 1033-1039 | Published online: 06 Jul 2017

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