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Twelve Tips

Twelve tips for developing and maintaining a successful peer mentoring program for junior faculty in academic medicine

Regina A. Jacoba The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Paul N. Williamsa The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USAView further author information
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Alia Chistyb Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USAView further author information
Pages 252-256 | Published online: 10 Jul 2022

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