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The State of Medical Student Wellness: A Call for Culture Change

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  1. Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA

    Andreea Seritan M.D., Justin Hunt M.D., Angela Shy M.D., Margaret Rea Ph.D. & Linda Worley M.D.

  2. Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas Medical School, Little Rock, AR

    Andreea Seritan M.D., Justin Hunt M.D., Angela Shy M.D., Margaret Rea Ph.D. & Linda Worley M.D.

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Seritan, A., Hunt, J., Shy, A. et al. The State of Medical Student Wellness: A Call for Culture Change. Acad Psychiatry 36, 7–10 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.10030042

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