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Dr. Benjamin is a partner in Brain Educators, LLC, a neuropsychiatric educational publisher. Dr. Widge and Dr. Shaw have no disclosures to make.

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  1. University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA

    Sheldon Benjamin

  2. Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA

    Alik Widge

  3. Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Kailie Shaw

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Benjamin, S., Widge, A. & Shaw, K. Neuropsychiatry and Neuroscience Milestones for General Psychiatry Trainees. Acad Psychiatry 38, 275–282 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-014-0112-0

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