Medical student wellness: blueprints for the curriculum of the future
May 17, 2016 American Medical Association
This article highlights the American Medical Association’s Medical Education Innovation Challenge. It presents the teams’ proposals to create an environment where physicians are more adequately equipped to care for themselves and thus better able to serve their patients.
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