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At ANI Tagishsimon has stated about this article, "If you have a look through you'll spot three sentences in which four assertions are made; none of the sentences are referenced. References for other sentences may cover these assertions; who knows. Much the same attaches to Jess's assertions. The article lacks defaultsort and authority control, both of which are dealt with in the MoS." I respect the MOS but admit I'm not perfect with MOS so I am personally untroubled by the authority control and defaultsort issues and am glad that people like Ser Amantio di Nicolao help make those corrections as has already happened in this article. Incorrect information is more troubling - though of course not every sentence needs its own in-line citation (see WP:CITEDENSE). Looking at the article and taking sentences without direct citations here's my thinking:
Her research focuses on lung cancer. is supported by multiple sources and is the sort of uncontroversial statement that does not need a citation in a MOS:LEAD. While this article is too short to have a true lead that spirit still applies and so no direct citation is needed for it (nor really MOS:FIRST, per the manual)
Wakelee received a Bachelor's degree in molecular biology from Princeton University in 1992 and and MD from Johns Hopkins University in 1996. is supported by the citation at the end of the next sentence. These two assertions are therefore appropriately cited according to the information page and content guideline.
She did a residency in internal medicine and fellowship in oncology at Stanford from 1996 to 2003. This is indeed incorrect according to the sources, including the source which is obstensibly support it - as it was from 1997 not 1996 (and also reflects some time spent as an intern, distinct from as an internist as I read it). I have therefore fixed it.
FYI, the first year of her internet medicine residency would be referred to as the intern year (yes, distinct from an attending internist), so it would be correct to call either a resident or an intern. Thanks for fixing the year. Natureium (talk) 16:07, 2 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
The math isn't adding up in my head, so I looked for more sources, and the 1996 is correct. The other sources show her finishing her one-year internship in 1997.[1][2] I'll change the source. Natureium (talk) 16:54, 2 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. I saw a related matter at AE and followed links here. @Tagishsimon: Would you please identify the "4 claims in Heather Wakelee that don't seem to be backed up by sources, and at least a couple of MoS issues" that seemed pressing to you here? Thanks! Kevin (aka L235·t·c) 16:56, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
