'BUT WHAT AM I GOING TO SAY?" Some advice to medical students about dealing with feelings of inadequacy

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John H. Kearsley
Eric J Cassell

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Kearsley, J. H., & Cassell, E. J. (2014). ’BUT WHAT AM I GOING TO SAY?" Some advice to medical students about dealing with feelings of inadequacy. The International Journal of Whole Person Care, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.26443/ijwpc.v1i2.82
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Empirical Studies
Author Biographies

John H. Kearsley, University of New South Wales, Sydney St. George Hospital, Kogarah

Prof. Medicine, School of Medicine, UNSW

Director of Radiation Oncology, St. George Hospital, Kogarah

Eric J Cassell, Emeritus Professor of Public Health, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Attending Physician, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York USA

Emeritus Professor of Public Health, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Attending Physician, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York USA

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