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Received: 29 November 2017

Accepted: 10 July 2018

First Online: 27 July 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board at Ohio University (protocol # 13X181). All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation and received a $15.00 gift card as compensation for their time. Participants were explicitly informed that there were no “right” or “wrong” responses to the focus group questions, and that none of the information they provided would be used to evaluate their academic performance at the University or medical school in any way. Further, participants were told they could decline to participate at any time in the study process without explanation.

: Not applicable.

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