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Incorporating Critical Reflection Activities into Psychiatry Education

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  1. Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    Sarah E. Baker

  2. Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

    Kristin Escamilla

  3. University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Sandra H. Ngo

  4. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Mary E. Camp

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Baker, S.E., Escamilla, K., Ngo, S.H. et al. Incorporating Critical Reflection Activities into Psychiatry Education. Acad Psychiatry 43, 209–214 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-018-0972-9

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