A Student-Led Change Effort in Health Systems Science Education: Development of a Novel Advocacy Guide.

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Medical student, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8947-5656 .

Published: August 2022

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