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Use of social media in graduate-level medical humanities education: Two pilot studies from Penn State College of Medicine

Daniel R. GeorgePenn State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, USA; D. R. GEORGE, PhD, MSc, is an Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.Correspondence[email protected] Twitter@drdanielgeorge
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Cheryl DellasegaPenn State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, USA; C. DELLASEGA, PhD, GNP, is a Professor of Humanities and Women's Health, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Pages e429-e434 | Published online: 20 Jul 2011

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