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Entrustment decisions: Implications for curriculum development and assessment

Ara TekianDepartment of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Olle ten CateCenter for Research and Development of Education, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6379-8780View further author information
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Eric HolmboeAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Chicago, IL, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0108-6021View further author information
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Trudie RobertsLeeds Institute of Medical Education, Leeds, UK; View further author information
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John NorciniFoundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research, Philadelphia, PA, USAView further author information
Pages 698-704 | Published online: 15 Mar 2020

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