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Discerning applicants’ interests in rural medicine: a textual analysis of admission essays

Carol L. ElamOffice of Medical EducationUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Anthony D. WeaverDepartment of Internal MedicineUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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Elmer T. WhittlerCenter of Excellence in Rural Health, Hazard, KY, USA;University of KentuckyCollege of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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Terry D. StrattonOffice of Medical EducationUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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Linda M. AsherOffice of Rural and Community HealthUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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Kimberly L. ScottOffice of Medical EducationUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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Emery A. WilsonOffice of Medical EducationUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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Article: 27081 | Received 24 Dec 2014, Accepted 10 Feb 2015, Published online: 19 Mar 2015

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