What Constitutes a Just Match?: A Reply to Murphy
In April of 2001 I published a brief commentary in the journal Academic Medicine questioning the current character and functioning of the National Residency Matching Program (or “the match,” as it is known in medical schools and teaching centers). The purpose of the article was to stimulate a rethin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2003
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2003, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 78-82 |
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| Summary: | In April of 2001 I published a brief commentary in the journal Academic Medicine questioning the current character and functioning of the National Residency Matching Program (or “the match,” as it is known in medical schools and teaching centers). The purpose of the article was to stimulate a rethinking of process. At 50 years old, the environment through which the match operates (and has helped to create) has changed, and as such I thought it time to ask ourselves whether or not the match, its algorithm, and, more important, the values it manifests might well need an overhaul. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-2147 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0963180103121093 |
