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Physicians’ Perspectives on Their Training for and Role Within Pennsylvania’s Medical Cannabis Program

Khanh Bui, Brooke Worster, Jennie Ryan, Swechhya Pant and Erin L. Kelly
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine August 2023, 36 (4) 670-681; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220304R1
Khanh Bui
From the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (KB); Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center/Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (BW); College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (JR); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (SP, ELK); Center for Social Medicine and Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles, CA (ELK).
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Brooke Worster
From the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (KB); Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center/Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (BW); College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (JR); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (SP, ELK); Center for Social Medicine and Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles, CA (ELK).
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Jennie Ryan
From the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (KB); Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center/Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (BW); College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (JR); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (SP, ELK); Center for Social Medicine and Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles, CA (ELK).
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Swechhya Pant
From the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (KB); Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center/Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (BW); College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (JR); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (SP, ELK); Center for Social Medicine and Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles, CA (ELK).
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Erin L. Kelly
From the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (KB); Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center/Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (BW); College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (JR); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (SP, ELK); Center for Social Medicine and Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles, CA (ELK).
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