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Burnout and Commitment After 18 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Follow-Up Qualitative Study with Primary Care Teams

Amy T. Cunningham, Jeanne Felter, Kelsey R. Smith, Randa Sifri, Christine Arenson, Ashini Patel and Erin L. Kelly
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine February 2023, 36 (1) 105-117; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220226R1
Amy T. Cunningham
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (ATC, KRS, RS, AP, ELK); Department of Counseling and Behavioral Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (JF); National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (CA); Center for Social Medicine and Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles, CA (ELK).
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Jeanne Felter
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (ATC, KRS, RS, AP, ELK); Department of Counseling and Behavioral Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (JF); National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (CA); Center for Social Medicine and Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles, CA (ELK).
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Kelsey R. Smith
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (ATC, KRS, RS, AP, ELK); Department of Counseling and Behavioral Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (JF); National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (CA); Center for Social Medicine and Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles, CA (ELK).
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Randa Sifri
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (ATC, KRS, RS, AP, ELK); Department of Counseling and Behavioral Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (JF); National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (CA); Center for Social Medicine and Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles, CA (ELK).
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Christine Arenson
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (ATC, KRS, RS, AP, ELK); Department of Counseling and Behavioral Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (JF); National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (CA); Center for Social Medicine and Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles, CA (ELK).
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Ashini Patel
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (ATC, KRS, RS, AP, ELK); Department of Counseling and Behavioral Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (JF); National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (CA); Center for Social Medicine and Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles, CA (ELK).
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Erin L. Kelly
From Department of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (ATC, KRS, RS, AP, ELK); Department of Counseling and Behavioral Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (JF); National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (CA); Center for Social Medicine and Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles, CA (ELK).
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Amy T. Cunningham, Jeanne Felter, Kelsey R. Smith, Randa Sifri, Christine Arenson, Ashini Patel, Erin L. Kelly
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Feb 2023, 36 (1) 105-117; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220226R1

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Amy T. Cunningham, Jeanne Felter, Kelsey R. Smith, Randa Sifri, Christine Arenson, Ashini Patel, Erin L. Kelly
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Feb 2023, 36 (1) 105-117; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220226R1
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