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Seeing Ourselves in Others: Understanding and Addressing Biases in Medical School Admissions Processes Cover

Seeing Ourselves in Others: Understanding and Addressing Biases in Medical School Admissions Processes

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|Jan 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1643 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 9, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 16, 2024
Published on: Jan 20, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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