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Addressing and Dismantling the Legacy of Race and Racism in Academic Medicine: A Socioecological Framework

Jennifer Y. C. Edgoose, Diana N. Carvajal, Kristin M. P. Reavis, Lashika Yogendran, Angela T. Echiverri and José E. Rodriguez
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2022, jabfm.2022.220050R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220050R2
Jennifer Y. C. Edgoose
From Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI (JYCE); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (DNC); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (KR); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI (LY); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (ATE); Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (JER).
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Kristin M. P. Reavis
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Lashika Yogendran
From Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI (JYCE); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (DNC); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (KR); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI (LY); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (ATE); Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (JER).
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Angela T. Echiverri
From Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI (JYCE); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (DNC); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (KR); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI (LY); Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (ATE); Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (JER).
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José E. Rodriguez
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2022, jabfm.2022.220050R2; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220050R2
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