Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. — George Orwell

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Issue

Topic

ACLGIM, Leadership, Administration, & Career Planning, Medical Education, Social Determinants of Health, Social Justice, Wellness

Author Descriptions

Dr. Patel (pgpatel@utmb.edu) is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

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