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Team Configurations, Efficiency, and Family Physician Burnout

Mingliang Dai, Rachel Willard-Grace, Margae Knox, Samantha A. Larson, Michael K. Magill, Kevin Grumbach and Lars E. Peterson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2020, 33 (3) 368-377; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.03.190336
Mingliang Dai
From American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (MD, LEP); Center for Excellence in Primary Care, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (RW-G, KG); University of California, Berkeley (MK); University of Florida, Gainsville (SAL); Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (MKM); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington (LEP).
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Rachel Willard-Grace
From American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (MD, LEP); Center for Excellence in Primary Care, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (RW-G, KG); University of California, Berkeley (MK); University of Florida, Gainsville (SAL); Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (MKM); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington (LEP).
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Margae Knox
From American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (MD, LEP); Center for Excellence in Primary Care, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (RW-G, KG); University of California, Berkeley (MK); University of Florida, Gainsville (SAL); Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (MKM); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington (LEP).
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Samantha A. Larson
From American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (MD, LEP); Center for Excellence in Primary Care, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (RW-G, KG); University of California, Berkeley (MK); University of Florida, Gainsville (SAL); Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (MKM); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington (LEP).
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Michael K. Magill
From American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (MD, LEP); Center for Excellence in Primary Care, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (RW-G, KG); University of California, Berkeley (MK); University of Florida, Gainsville (SAL); Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (MKM); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington (LEP).
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Kevin Grumbach
From American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (MD, LEP); Center for Excellence in Primary Care, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (RW-G, KG); University of California, Berkeley (MK); University of Florida, Gainsville (SAL); Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (MKM); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington (LEP).
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Lars E. Peterson
From American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (MD, LEP); Center for Excellence in Primary Care, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (RW-G, KG); University of California, Berkeley (MK); University of Florida, Gainsville (SAL); Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (MKM); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington (LEP).
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