Medicine

TagLast edit: Jan 7, 2022, 10:20 PM by Pablo

Further reading

Carey, Ryan (2014) Increasing your earnings as a doctor, 80,000 Hours, June 17.

Lewis, Gregory (2015) Medical careers, 80,000 Hours, July.

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