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The Struggle Is Real: Breaking Barriers that Limit Student Success

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  1. John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai’i, Honolulu, HI, USA

    Michele A. Haight

  2. Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Ingrid Bahner

  3. Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, Meridian, ID, USA

    Andrea L. Belovich

  4. University of Kansas, School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA

    Giulia Bonaminio

  5. University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA

    William S. Brooks

  6. International Association of Medical Science Educators, Huntington, WV, USA

    Cassie Chin

  7. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Suwanee, GA, USA

    Shafik Habal

  8. Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA, USA

    Nehad El-Sawi

  9. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Sandra B. Haudek

  10. Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Uzoma Ikonne

  11. Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA

    Robert J. McAuley & Tracey A. H. Taylor

  12. College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA, USA

    Douglas McKell

  13. Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

    Rachel Porter

  14. University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, ME, USA

    Rebecca Rowe

  15. University of Houston College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Thomas Thesen

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Haight, M.A., Bahner, I., Belovich, A.L. et al. The Struggle Is Real: Breaking Barriers that Limit Student Success. Med.Sci.Educ. 33, 311–315 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-023-01732-z

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