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SMJ // Article

Letter to the Editor

The Minority Doctors We Create

Authors: Kendall M. Campbell, MD, Michaela M. Braxton, BSW

Abstract

To the Editor: In the mid-1900s, attempts were made to accelerate the process of creating physicians to address physician shortages, but those attempts stalled because of concerns for a loss of physician competency in a fast-track environment.1

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