Compassion, connection, and capacity: Outcomes of a yearlong contemplative medicine fellowship

Anne Kennard1, Jennifer Clinkenbeard2, Erin Gillespie3

  • 1Marian Regional Medical Center; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Maria, CA, USA.

Explore (New York, N.Y.)
|October 25, 2025
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