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Original Research

Expanding Medical Education for Local Health Promoters Among Remote Communities of the Peruvian Amazon: An Exploratory Study of an Innovative Program Model

Daniel Ebbs1 Resident Physician Valley Children’s Hospital, Madera, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Julian H Hirschbaum2 Resident Physician Los Angeles County USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7367-9550View further author information
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Amanda Mika3 Resident Physician Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver, CO, USAView further author information
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Starr C Matsushita4 Resident Physician Samaritan Health Services, Corvalis, OR, USAView further author information
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Joy H Lewis5 Still University, Mesa, AZ, USAView further author information
Pages 215-223 | Published online: 19 Mar 2020

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