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Furthermore this kind of tests, linked exclusively to the bio-medical model, fail to consider aptitude, vocation and skills belonging to the bio-psyco-social dimension, which is no less relevant in the medical professions. There is a wide and increasing literature on the alternative tools and strategies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2996,"template":"","meta":{"_edit_lock":["1570003107:5"],"_edit_last":["5"],"_wpml_media_duplicate":["0"],"_wpml_media_featured":["0"],"_thumbnail_id":["2996"],"_wpml_word_count":["{\"total\":309,\"to_translate\":{\"it\":309}}"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_eta":[""],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_disciplina":["123"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_tipologia":[""],"wpcf-pacchetto":["SIPeM #1"],"wpcf-bibliografia":["1. Stegers-Jager KM, Steyerberg EW, Lucieer SM, Themmen AP. Ethnic and social disparities in performance on medical school selection criteria. Med Educ 2015; 49: 124-33.\r\n2. Southgate E, Kelly BJ, Symonds IM. 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