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Opioids and Substance Abuse

Shifts in Students’ Attitudes Towards Pain Patients, Pain, and Opioid Management Following a Dedicated Medical School Pain Curriculum

Shravani Durbhakula1 Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Tony Y Wang2 Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Kara G Segna2 Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Gerard R Limerick2 Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA;3 Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Mustafa Y Broachwala3 Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Michael E Schatman4 Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1019-0413View further author information
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Munfarid A Zaidi5 Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
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Ingharan James Siddarthan6 Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Serkan Toy7 Departments of Basic Science Education and Health Systems & Implementation Science, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7758-257XView further author information
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Pages 827-835 | Received 02 Nov 2023, Accepted 26 Feb 2024, Published online: 03 Mar 2024

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