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Reimagining the Psychiatry Clerkship: The Washington University School of Medicine Story

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    Max S. Rosen, Maria Pérez, Eve R. Colson, Thomas M. De Fer, Eva M. Aagaard & Brendan O’Connor

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Rosen, M.S., Pérez, M., Colson, E.R. et al. Reimagining the Psychiatry Clerkship: The Washington University School of Medicine Story. Acad Psychiatry 48, 268–272 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-024-01964-0

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