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Research Article

Review of the Medical Student Performance Evaluation: analysis of the end-users’ perspective across the specialties

Jeffrey B. Birda Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7651-0432
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Karen A. Friedmanb Vice Chair for Education, Department of Medicine, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, A Professor of Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1980-1839
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Thurayya Arayssic Senior Associate Dean, Medical Education and CPD, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar and a Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, NYORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2469-0272
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Doreen M. Olvetd Assistant Professor and Medical Education ProjectManager Department of Science Education, Donald, Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9427-3787
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Rosemarie L. Conigliaroe Professor of Clinical Medicine, New York Medical CollegeORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4123-1430
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Judith M. Brennerf Associate Dean for Educational Data and Analytics Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 1876315 | Received 14 Oct 2020, Accepted 11 Jan 2021, Published online: 19 Feb 2021

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