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Racial/Ethnic Representation Among American Board of Family Medicine Certification Candidates from 1970 to 2020

Ting Wang, Thomas R. O'Neill, Warren P. Newton, Kennedi Hall and Aimee R. Eden
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2022, 35 (1) 9-17; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.01.210322
Ting Wang
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (TW, TON, WPN, KH, ARE).
PhD
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Thomas R. O'Neill
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (TW, TON, WPN, KH, ARE).
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Warren P. Newton
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (TW, TON, WPN, KH, ARE).
MD, MPH
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Kennedi Hall
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (TW, TON, WPN, KH, ARE).
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Aimee R. Eden
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (TW, TON, WPN, KH, ARE).
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