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Research Article

A mandatory intercalated degree programme: Revitalising and enhancing academic and evidence-based medicine

John P. Collins University of Melbourne, Australia; JOHN COLLINS is currently a Visiting Professor in the Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford and Visiting Research Fellow at Green Templeton College Oxford. He was previously the Dean of Education at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and Professorial Fellow in Surgery and Medical Education at the University of Melbourne.Correspondence[email protected]
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Stephen Farish University of Melbourne, Australia; STEPHEN FARISH is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the AMS Programme at The University of Melbourne.
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Janet S. McCalman University of Melbourne, Australia; JANET McCALMAN holds a personal Chair in the History and Philosophy of Science Department, Faculty of Arts and in the Centre for Health and Society in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne. She is the Director of the Johnstone-Need Medical History Unit.
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Geoffrey J. McColl University of Melbourne, Australia; GEOFFREY MCCOLL is a Professor of Medical Education and Training and Director of the Medical Education Unit at The University of Melbourne. He is also a Rheumatologist.
Pages e541-e546 | Published online: 19 Nov 2010

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