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Design and Piloting of an Integrated Neuroscience Elective for Medical Students in Their Clinical Clerkships

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The authors acknowledge the NYU Department of Psychiatry Writing Group for giving invaluable feedback during the preparation of this manuscript.

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  1. New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Dennis M. Popeo

  2. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Martin A. Goldstein

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Popeo, D.M., Goldstein, M.A. Design and Piloting of an Integrated Neuroscience Elective for Medical Students in Their Clinical Clerkships. Acad Psychiatry 40, 359–362 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-015-0312-2

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