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experiences that could not be found in a traditional clinical
placement or classroom setting. Their "charge" was to learn as
much as possible about the "expanded core curriculum" and to plan
a poster presentation for the 2016 CEC Convention in St. Louis,
Missouri.
What follows is a description of this "peak" experience. More
specifically, how did these undergraduate students prepare for an
academic conference of this magnitude? …What was it like to
present at a national conference? … How did they maximize their
CEC experience?
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