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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Caren Wu & Kevin McLaughlin

  2. Office of Undergraduate Medical Education, Health Sciences Centre, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada

    Kevin McLaughlin

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Wu, C., McLaughlin, K. Bridging the gender gap in communication skills. Adv in Health Sci Educ 18, 129–131 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-012-9420-x

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