Benchmarking in Australia using the International Foundations of Medicine Clinical Science Examination

• 1 Department of Medical Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
• 2 Education Office, Sydney Medical School, Sydney, NSW
• 3 Education Centre, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
• 4 Medicine Learning and Teaching Unit, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
• 5 School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD

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