The case for centralization of academic accommodations in undergraduate medical education

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Clarke QK, Taylor K, Abu-Ghazaleh N, Beldick SR. The case for centralization of academic accommodations in undergraduate medical education. Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 14 [cited 2024 Nov. 18];15(2):107-9. Available from: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/78355

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