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Revisiting Medical Professionalism and ABFM's Guidelines for Professionalism, Licensure, and Personal Conduct in a New Era

Elizabeth G. Baxley, Rachel Shelton, Warren P. Newton, Colleen Conry, Andrea Anderson, Shannon Dunahue, Andrea Back and Whitney Wallingford
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2021, 34 (5) 1066-1069; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210305
Elizabeth G. Baxley
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Washington, DC (EGB, RS, WPN, SD, AB, WA); School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO (CC); School of Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC (AA).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2021, 34 (5) 1066-1069; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210305

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2021, 34 (5) 1066-1069; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210305
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