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Assessment in undergraduate medical education: a review of course exams

AllisonA. VanderbiltCenter on Health Disparities, School of MedicineVirginia Commonwealth University VA RichmondUSACorrespondence[email protected]
, EdD,
Moshe FeldmanOffice of Assessment and Evaluation Studies, Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety, School of MedicineVirginia Commonwealth University VA RichmondUSA
, PhD &
IsaacK. WoodMedical Education and Student Affairs, School of MedicineVirginia Commonwealth University VA RichmondUSA
, MD
Article: 20438 | Received 15 Jan 2013, Accepted 14 Feb 2013, Published online: 06 Mar 2013

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