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Jon Witt
Back to facultyAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Emergency Medicine; MedicalUniversity of Saskatchewan
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Factors influencing retention of International Medical Graduates in rural practice
Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine · 2025 · senior author
1 publications.
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Factors influencing retention of International Medical Graduates in rural practice
Udoka Okpalauwaekwe, Carla Fehr, Taofiq Olusegun Oyedokun, Jana Witt
Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine20255 citationsSenior authorOpen Access
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