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How Could Personal and Sociological Determinants Influence the Shaping of Professional Identity Formation? Lessons Learned from our Experience

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India

    V. Dinesh Kumar

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    Magi Murugan

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Dinesh Kumar, V., Murugan, M. How Could Personal and Sociological Determinants Influence the Shaping of Professional Identity Formation? Lessons Learned from our Experience. Med.Sci.Educ. 29, 885–886 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-019-00732-2

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