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  1. University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, USA

    Alison M. Vargovich

  2. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Matthew E. Schumann & Jeannie A. Sperry

  3. Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Brian A. Palmer

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Vargovich, A.M., Schumann, M.E., Palmer, B.A. et al. Authors’ Response to Comment on “Difficult Conversations: Training Medical Students to Assess, Educate, and Treat the Patient with Chronic Pain”. Acad Psychiatry 44, 113–114 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-019-01175-y

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