Medical school admissions consulting: more harm than good?

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  • Laurie Yang McMaster University

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https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.77077

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2024-02-20

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Yang L. Medical school admissions consulting: more harm than good?. Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 2024 Feb. 20 [cited 2024 Apr. 27];. Available from: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/77077

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