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Graduate Medical Education in Lebanon: Challenges, Support, and Adaptation Amid the Compounding Crises

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1721 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 1, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 25, 2025
Published on: Sep 10, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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