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Physician Health

Bullied in medical residency? Learn how you can respond

Medicine’s introduction to physician professionalism and peer-to-peer respect is too often a hazing ritual. Medical residents don’t have to accept it.

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Preparing for Medical School

Best medical schools? It's more about the right fit than rankings

How highly a medical school gets ranked on opinion-based metrics should not be the deciding factor in where you apply for admission.

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Medical School Diversity

Medical students can play crucial diversity role—as mentors

Institutions are working to create more diversity in the physician workforce. One recent medical school graduate took matters into her own hands.

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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

The 5 skills residency program directors expect on day one

Learn more with the AMA about what residency program directors expect from new interns.

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Resident & Student Health

3 coping strategies to help medical residents manage stress

The physician who takes time for personal wellness is also better able to meet the medical needs of patients. Use these pointers to deal with stress.

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Ethics

A medical resident’s guide to gifts from industry

Learn more from the AMA about the ethical and legal standards in this area, and how they apply to medical residents.

Accelerating Change in Medical Education

Join the medical school conversation

Visit our online community or participate in medical education webinars.

Amarpreet Ahluwalia, MD, and Kaitlyn Shank, MD

Residency

Match: How students can flip the script during residency interviews

This proactive approach to the residency interview process can pay major dividends for medical students as they try to find the perfect match.

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