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16 THE OLD MEDICAL SCHOOL OF LOUISVILLE : I . THE LOUISVILLE MEDICAL COLLEGE YEARS Gordon R . Tobin , MD
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13 A LETTER TO EM Angelena B . Edwards , MD
22 THE FUTURE ROLE OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND THEIR RESPONSIBLE SPONSORING PHYSICIANS IN KENTUCKY Kenneth Henderson , MD
25 CONTRIBUTIONS OF KENTUCKY ’ S WOMAN PHYSICIANS : 1775-2017 Gordon R . Tobin , MD
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