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A national hotline could track bias in physician discipline

Becoming a physician is one of the longest professional journeys in America. The path typically requires four years of college, four years of medical school, and three to seven or more years of residency and fellowship training.

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Becoming a physician is one of the longest professional journeys in America.

The path typically requires four years of college, four years of medical school, and three to seven or more years of residency and fellowship training.

For surgeons, training routinely extends well beyond a decade after college.

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Becoming a physician is one of the longest professional journeys in America. The path typically requires four years of college, four years of medical school, and three to seven or more years of residency and fellowship training. For surgeons, training routinely extends well beyond a decade after college.

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