The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 9 , Pages 869-872.e6 , September 2010

AAIM Report on Master Teachers and Clinician Educators Part 2: Faculty Development and Training

  • Stephen A. Geraci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Stephen A. Geraci, MD, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 No. State St., Jackson, MS 39216
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  • Regina A. Kovach, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield
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  • Stewart F. Babbott, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City
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  • Harry Hollander, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
    • ,
  • Raquel Buranosky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pa
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  • Donna R. Devine, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
    • ,
  • Lee Berkowitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: Each author attests to have no conflicts of interest, real or apparent, regarding this manuscript.

 Authorship: All authors approve of this article in its entirety, have contributed significantly to all content, and meet all qualifications of authorship.

PII: S0002-9343(10)00470-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.05.014

The American Journal of Medicine
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