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“I have the right to a private life”: Medical students’ views about professionalism in a digital world

Shelley RossUniversity of Alberta, Canada; SHELLEY ROSS, BSc, MA, PhD, is an Assistant Professor and Education Researcher in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.Correspondence[email protected]
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Krista LaiUniversity of Alberta, Canada; KRISTA LAI is a University of Alberta medical student, employed as a summer student on this project.
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Jennifer M. WaltonUniversity of Alberta, Canada; JENNIFER M. WALTON, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta.
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Paul KirwanUniversity of Alberta, Canada; PAUL KIRWAN is a University of Alberta Engineering student, employed as a summer student on this project.
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Jonathan S. WhiteUniversity of Alberta, Canada; JONATHAN WHITE, MD PhD, is an Associate Professor and Tom Williams Endowed Chair in Surgical Education in the Department of Surgery at the University of Alberta.
Pages 826-831 | Published online: 05 Jul 2013

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