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COMMENTARY

Rethinking health professions’ education leadership: Developing ‘eco-ethical’ leaders for a more sustainable world and future

Judy McKimmStrategic Educational Development, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Michelle McLeanMedical Education and Planetary Health, Bond University, Gold Coast, AustraliaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9912-2483View further author information
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Pages 855-860 | Published online: 14 Apr 2020

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