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Diversity of Department Chairs in Family Medicine at US Medical Schools

Imam M. Xierali, Marc A. Nivet and William F. Rayburn
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2022, 35 (1) 152-157; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.01.210298
Imam M. Xierali
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (IMX, MAN); Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (WFR).
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Marc A. Nivet
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (IMX, MAN); Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (WFR).
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William F. Rayburn
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (IMX, MAN); Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (WFR).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2022, 35 (1) 152-157; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.01.210298

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