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Using a Direct Observation Tool (TOC-CEX) to Standardize Transitions of Care by Residents at a Community Hospital

Heidi Kenaga, Tsveti Markova, R. Brent Stansfield, Tess McCready and Sarwan Kumar
Ochsner Journal December 2021, 21 (4) 381-386; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.20.0154
Heidi Kenaga
1Wayne State University School of Medicine Office of Graduate Medical Education, Detroit, MI
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Tsveti Markova
2Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
MD, FAAFP
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R. Brent Stansfield
1Wayne State University School of Medicine Office of Graduate Medical Education, Detroit, MI
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Tess McCready
3Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
4Transitional Year and Family Medicine Residency Programs, Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital, Rochester, MI
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Sarwan Kumar
3Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
5Internal Medicine Residency Program, Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital, Rochester, MI
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