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Bridging the Gap: Designing Medical Integration Curricula for Foreign Healthcare Graduates in the Netherlands

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|Mar 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1994 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 12, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 23, 2026
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Published on: Mar 18, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 Eva Stortelder, Fokie Huizenga, Iris Homan, Hodayseh Miaei, Richard Horenberg, Annet van Royen-Kerkhof, Harold V. M. van Rijen, Joyce L. Browne, published by Ubiquity Press
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