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Preclinical Medical Student Attitudes Toward Use of Psychiatry Residents as Actors in a Suicide and Violence Risk Assessment Simulation Activity

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The authors would like to thank the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Utah School of Medicine for ongoing support of this educational activity.

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Steinmann, M.E., Case, G.A. & Ferrell, S. Preclinical Medical Student Attitudes Toward Use of Psychiatry Residents as Actors in a Suicide and Violence Risk Assessment Simulation Activity. Acad Psychiatry 43, 451–454 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-019-01039-5

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