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To our patients and students, who have challenged and inspired us and given meaning to all our endeavors.
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To practitioners who continue to improve patient health outcomes and thereby serve as role models for their colleagues and students while clinging tenaciously to the highest standards of practice.
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To our mentors, whose vision provided educational and training programs that encouraged our professional growth and challenged us to be innovators in our patient care, research, and education.
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To our faculty colleagues for their efforts and support for our mission to provide a comprehensive and challenging educational foundation for the pharmacists of the future.
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And finally to our families for the time that they have sacrificed so that this twelfth edition would become a reality.
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