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Original Research

Polarity Based Model for Guiding Medical School Strategy During Crisis – A Cross Sectional Qualitative Study

Samar A Ahmed1 Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Archana P Kumar2 Medical Education Unit, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain;3 Department of Physiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, SRIHER, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1536-8433View further author information
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Nourhan F Wasfy4 Medical Education Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-9142View further author information
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Nagwa N Hegazy5 Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9470-5105View further author information
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Enjy Abouzeid4 Medical Education Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9431-6019View further author information
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Mohammed A Hassanien6 Educational Affairs, College of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;7 College of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6559-9710View further author information
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Mohamed H Shehata8 Family and community medicine department, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain;9 Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Helwan, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9156-931XView further author information
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W Cliff Kayser III10 Six SEED Partners, Washington, DC, USAView further author information
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Randa M Mostafa11 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7331-5244View further author information
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Yawar H Khan12 Riphah International University, Islamabad, PakistanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6240-2828View further author information
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Hossam Hamdy13 Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab EmiratesORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6096-6139View further author information
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Pages 11-25 | Published online: 11 Jan 2022

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