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  • 1At the time this abstract was written, Bianca Kennel, Katelyn Kubiak, Sapna Suresh , and Emily Tieu were students in the PA program at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Grant Sunada is the director and health officer of the San Juan County (Utah) Public Health. Douglas Douville practices at the Maliheh Free Clinic in Salt Lake City. Jennifer Coombs is a professor in the PA program at the University of Utah. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

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