An International Medical Graduate’s Experience of Postgraduate Training in the United States

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  • Juan J. Delgado-Hurtado Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. United States.

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https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2015.141

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Author Biography

Juan J. Delgado-Hurtado, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. United States.

Dr. Del¬gado-Hurtado is a first-year Internal Medicine re¬sident at Geisinger Medical Center (Danville, PA. Uni¬ted States). He completed his undergraduate medical education in Guatemala (Universidad Francisco Marroquin).

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Published

2015-08-14

How to Cite

J. Delgado-Hurtado, J. (2015). An International Medical Graduate’s Experience of Postgraduate Training in the United States. International Journal of Medical Students, 3(3), 165–166. https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2015.141

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