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From Learner to Provider: Navigating Role Tensions in Postgraduate Medical Training Through Activity Theory Cover

From Learner to Provider: Navigating Role Tensions in Postgraduate Medical Training Through Activity Theory

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|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1499 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 6, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 8, 2025
Published on: Feb 14, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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