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Creating a culture of communication in undergraduate medical education

Julie A. EnglandCollege of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Sciences Center, Temple, Texas; Correspondence[email protected]
, MS4, MPAS, PA-C,
Martha HowellOffice of Patient Experience, Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, Texas;
, EdD &
Bobbie Ann Adair WhiteDepartment of Humanities in Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Temple, Texas; ;MGH Health Professions Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
, EdD, MA
Pages 485-491 | Received 20 Dec 2019, Accepted 16 Mar 2020, Published online: 20 Apr 2020

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