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Some of the principles and practicalities of introducing mindfulness programmes in medical education have been mentioned in previous chapters. This chapter will explore the principles of delivering such programmes and give examples of how some existing programmes in medical schools have gone about delivering their mindfulness content.

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Notes

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    http://www.pgme.utoronto.ca/content/wellness-workshop-series, accessed February 23, 2015; Interviewed Christopher Hurst, February 24, 2015.

  2. 2.

    www.fammed.wisc.edu, accessed January 13, 2015; Dr. Vincent Minichiello, PGY2 was interviewed on February 17, 2015.

  3. 3.

    http://www.uofomindfulness.com, accessed February 13, 2015; Dr. MacLean was interviewed on January 29th, 2015.

  4. 4.

    The issue concerning teacher training will be covered in Chap. 7.

  5. 5.

    Dr. Frolic was interviewed on February 18, 2015.

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Dobkin, P.L., Hassed, C.S. (2016). Programme Delivery. In: Mindful Medical Practitioners. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31066-4_6

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