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Preparing Residents to Navigate the Health Care System

JUAN A. PEREZ, DO

FPM. 2026;33(4):35.

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We do our residents a disservice if we let them finish training without a basic understanding of the labyrinthine health care system.

Dr. Perez is assistant professor in the Penn State College of Medicine's Department of Family and Community Medicine in Reading, Pa., and faculty physician for the Penn State Health St. Joseph Family and Community Residency Program.

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