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BMC Medical Education 2012, 12:19A survey of students: what is a disease?
Medical students vary in how they conceptualize disease; while diabetes, for example, is uniformly interpreted as a disease and baldness is not, conditions such as obesity, alcoholism, and infertility are more contentious.
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BMC Medical Education 2012, 12:17A hidden curriculum of admissions
Medical school applicants demonstrate a conflict between "genuine" and "expected" responses to admission essays and often modulate their responses to conform to what they believe are the expectations of those handling the selection process.
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