Sophie Wurth, Hubert Maisonneuve, Mohamed Amir Moussa, Baptiste Campion, Nathalie Caire Fon, Claire Peltier, Marie-Claude Audétat
Development of complex pedagogical competencies and reflexivity in clinical teachers via distance learning: a mixed methods study
Medical education online
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