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Careers Outside of Clinical Medicine

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If you after residency find yourself wanting/dreaming of a life outside of clinical medicine, then this chapter provides you with suggestions of careers outside of clinical medicine.

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The authors acknowledge the help of Dr. Blaine Warkentine for his valuable contribution to this chapter seen in the first edition of Life After Residency.

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Brock-Utne, J.G., Feaster, W.W. (2022). Careers Outside of Clinical Medicine. In: Life After Residency. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93374-6_13

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