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“It's Just Not the Culture”: A Qualitative Study Exploring Residents' Perceptions of the Impact of Institutional Culture on Feedback

Subha RamaniDepartment of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sarah E. PostDepartment of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Karen KöningsEducation Development and Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Karen MannDepartment of Medical Education, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Joel T. KatzDepartment of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Cees van der VleutenEducation Development and Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Pages 153-161 | Published online: 21 Dec 2016

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