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Promoting Well-Being in Graduate Medical Education: Embracing Principles Rather Than “Recipe”

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The authors wish to thank the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education’s (ACGME) National Well-being Call Group for providing a platform for well-being-related discussions and collaborative work.

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  1. Billings Clinic, Billings, MT, USA

    Ashley A. Dennis

  2. Houston Methodist Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Lara Colton

  3. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Priti Tewari

  4. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Chicago, IL, USA

    Stuart Slavin

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Dennis, A.A., Colton, L., Tewari, P. et al. Promoting Well-Being in Graduate Medical Education: Embracing Principles Rather Than “Recipe”. Acad Psychiatry (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-023-01827-0

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