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Advanced Practice Clinicians May Help Close the Workforce Gap

Paul H. Caldron, DO, PhD, FACP, FACR, MBA  |  Issue: September 2018  |  

Paul H. Caldron, DO, PhD, FACP, FACR, MBA, is a clinical associate professor at Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine; a clinical assistant professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine; and a practicing rheumatologist at Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates in Phoenix.

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