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Health disparities and underserved populations: a potential solution, medical school partnerships with free clinics to improve curriculum

Lynn M. VanderWielenDepartment of Family MedicineSchool of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Allison A. VanderbiltCenter on Health Disparities, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA;School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Steven H. CrossmanDepartment of Family Medicine and Population HealthSchool of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Sallie D. MayerDepartment of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes ScienceSchool of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Alexander S. EnurahDivision of Internal MedicineSchool of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA
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Samuel S. GordonSchool of MedicineUniversity of ColoradoDenver, Aurora, CO, USA
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Melissa K. BradnerDepartment of Family Medicine and Population HealthSchool of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Article: 27535 | Received 09 Feb 2015, Accepted 10 Mar 2015, Published online: 21 Apr 2015

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