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"This year, the study of child abuse is coming of age as a medical specialty. In November, the first medical board exam will be offered in a new official specialty, child abuse pediatrics. Knowledge and research that have accumulated over decades about the effects of physical abuse and sexual abuse are being codified into a curriculum; fellowship training in the field will have to meet certain standards; an expert, testifying in court, can expect to be questioned about being board-certified. "
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"Someone requested an explanation of what I cryptically referred to as "my paragraph burger" earlier, but I can't seem to find the original comment. I should also add that it's not my paragraph burger really, as the idea for it came from an image circulated in a staff meeting. That said, I did mock up this particular paragraph burger on my own, so maybe I can call it mine."
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