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Transforming health professional education through social accountability: Canada's Northern Ontario School of Medicine

Roger StrasserNorthern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada; ROGER STRASSER, AM. MBBS, BMedSc, MClSc, FRACGP, FACRRM, DAVID MARSH, MD, CCSAM, SUE BERRY, DipPT, BA, MCE, WILLIAM G. MCCREADY, MBBCh, MRCP(UK), FRCP(C) and LISA GRAVES, MD, CCFP, FCFP, academic leaders at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.Correspondence[email protected]
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John C. HogenbirkLaurentian University, Canada; JOHN HOGENBIRK, BSc(hons), MSc., Senior Researcher with the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (CRaNHR), Laurentian University.
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Bruce MinoreLakehead University, Canada; BRUCE MINORE, PhD, Research Director of CRaNHR, Lakehead University.
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David C. MarshNorthern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada; ROGER STRASSER, AM. MBBS, BMedSc, MClSc, FRACGP, FACRRM, DAVID MARSH, MD, CCSAM, SUE BERRY, DipPT, BA, MCE, WILLIAM G. MCCREADY, MBBCh, MRCP(UK), FRCP(C) and LISA GRAVES, MD, CCFP, FCFP, academic leaders at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
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Sue BerryNorthern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada; ROGER STRASSER, AM. MBBS, BMedSc, MClSc, FRACGP, FACRRM, DAVID MARSH, MD, CCSAM, SUE BERRY, DipPT, BA, MCE, WILLIAM G. MCCREADY, MBBCh, MRCP(UK), FRCP(C) and LISA GRAVES, MD, CCFP, FCFP, academic leaders at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
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William G. MccreadyNorthern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada; ROGER STRASSER, AM. MBBS, BMedSc, MClSc, FRACGP, FACRRM, DAVID MARSH, MD, CCSAM, SUE BERRY, DipPT, BA, MCE, WILLIAM G. MCCREADY, MBBCh, MRCP(UK), FRCP(C) and LISA GRAVES, MD, CCFP, FCFP, academic leaders at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
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Lisa GravesNorthern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada; ROGER STRASSER, AM. MBBS, BMedSc, MClSc, FRACGP, FACRRM, DAVID MARSH, MD, CCSAM, SUE BERRY, DipPT, BA, MCE, WILLIAM G. MCCREADY, MBBCh, MRCP(UK), FRCP(C) and LISA GRAVES, MD, CCFP, FCFP, academic leaders at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
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Pages 490-496 | Published online: 15 Mar 2013

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