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Beyond Traditional: Clearing the Roadblocks to Advancement in Academic Medicine

Perspectives on Medical Education
Volume 14 (2025): Issue 1
By: Pilar Ortega,  Mara L. Becker,  Teresa M. Chan and  Kimberly D. Manning  
Open Access
|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1681 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
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Submitted on: Jan 3, 2025
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Published on: May 14, 2025
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