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Original Research – Medical Education

Trends in transgender healthcare curricula in graduate medical education

Jonathan Kopela Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5934-2695
, PhDORCID Icon,
Nancy Beckb Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas, USA
, MD,
Mhd Hasan Almekdashc Biostatistics, Clinical Research Institute, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
, PhD &
Surendra Varmab Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 620-626 | Received 24 Mar 2023, Accepted 15 Jun 2023, Published online: 05 Jul 2023

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