J Korean Med Sci.  2024 Jun;39(22):e184. 10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e184.

Will the Massacre of Substandard Medical Schools Be Reproduced in Korea, Like the Flexner Report-Related Precedent in the United States?

• Yoo JH

• KMID: 2556298
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e184

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