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Community action projects: community-engaged quality improvement for medical students

Samantha Costera Medical Education Innovation and Research Centre, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1775-3554View further author information
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Nina Duttab Undergraduate Primary Care Education Unit and Medical Education Innovation and Research Centre, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dominique Forrestb Undergraduate Primary Care Education Unit and Medical Education Innovation and Research Centre, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UKView further author information
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Roya Finib Undergraduate Primary Care Education Unit and Medical Education Innovation and Research Centre, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9645-0935View further author information
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Molly Fyfea Medical Education Innovation and Research Centre, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-4893View further author information
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Beth Goldingb Undergraduate Primary Care Education Unit and Medical Education Innovation and Research Centre, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UKView further author information
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Sonia Kumarc Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3630-3006View further author information
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Pages 184-191 | Received 07 Mar 2022, Accepted 20 Feb 2023, Published online: 13 Jun 2023

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