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While psychologists have been active faculty members in medical schools for over 85 years, they lacked organization on the national level until 1981. This history traces the background of psychology's involvement in medical schools, landmark events that affected the discipline, and progress since formal organization has occurred.
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Sheridan, E.P., Silver, R.J. A History of the Association of Medical School Psychologists. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 6, 155–160 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026288009439
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