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Repurposing a rare opportunity: a brief insight into how implicit bias towards biomedicine impacts the care received by patients with a rare illness

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Published Online: 2019-02-28

Published Print: 2019-12

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Williams, Logan Zane John https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5392-7043
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Received: 31 January 2019

Accepted: 6 February 2019

First Online: 28 February 2019

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: LW is a final year medical student at The University of Auckland, having previously completed a BSc in Biomedical Science and an intercalated BMedSc(Hons) in neonatal medicine. He is determined in his pursuit of a career as an academic neonatologist, with a focus on neurodevelopment.

: No ethics approval was required for the development of this letter to the editor. Verbal consent to write this essay (as part of the Findacure Student Voice 2018 essay competition) was obtained from TS.

: Verbal consent was obtained from TS (the legal guardian of CS) to write about CS’s journey.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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