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“This institution was never meant for me”: the Impact of Institutional Historical Portraiture on Medical Students

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Elizabeth Fitzsousa was funded by the YSM Medical Student Fellowship.

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    • Elizabeth Fitzsousa BA
    •  & Nientara Anderson BA, MHS
  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Anna Reisman MD
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Fitzsousa, E., Anderson, N. & Reisman, A. “This institution was never meant for me”: the Impact of Institutional Historical Portraiture on Medical Students. J GEN INTERN MED 34, 2738–2739 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05138-9

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