Results of a Nationwide Veterans Affairs Initiative to Align Graduate Medical Education and Patient Care
JAMAPublished 5 September 2001
David Stevens
Citations13
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In this case study of GME realignment, national policy was driven more by local patient care issues than by a perceived national need for primary care or specialty positions.
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In this case study of GME realignment, national policy was driven more by local patient care issues than by a perceived national need for primary care or specialty positions.
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Health ProfessionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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