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This chapter addresses the hidden curriculum, the culture or ambience of the medical school.
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Jeffrey, D.I. (2019). Barriers to Empathy: The Medical School Culture. In: Exploring Empathy with Medical Students. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11211-0_6
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