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Dr Asha Solanky, Ms Sarah Vorhis, Ms Margaret Donovan, Ms Vivian Mann, and Ms Mary Shumacher contributed immensely to the Access group development and administration, for which we extend our sincere gratitude. We would also like to extend our appreciation to our Department Chair, Dr Joel J. Silverman for his support of the Access program and encouragement in the development of this manuscript.
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Nay, W.T., Urbach, J.R., Maixner, W.D. et al. The Access Initiative: Improving Appropriateness of Patient Fit for Resident Case Assignment. Acad Psychiatry 40, 620–622 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-015-0441-7
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