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. 2007 Jun 23;334(7607):1302-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39238.447338.AD.

Selection for specialist training: what can we learn from other countries?

Tony Jefferis  1
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Selection for specialist training: what can we learn from other countries?

Tony Jefferis. BMJ. .

Abstract

The chaos surrounding the UK's centralised application service led to the system being abandoned. Tony Jefferis examines how similar systems work elsewhere

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: TJ's children and senior house officers are embroiled in MTAS.

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