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Resident & Student Health

Are you a sleep deprived medical resident? 4 symptoms to watch for

Sleep deprivation can have severe effects on the overall well-being of medical residents. Find out how to detect the signs of sleep deprivation.

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Resident & Student Health

Mindfulness helps surgical residents cut stress, perform better

Two hours of mindfulness-based stress reduction training each week aids the executive functioning surgical residents need to thrive.

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Resident & Student Health

How to immunize yourself against medical school burnout

A panel of physicians from various career stages offered tips for handling the stresses of medicine, as a medical student and throughout your career.

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Resident & Student Health

Relationships in med school: Time to seek a mate, or stay single?

Support from a loving partner can help ease the pressures of medical school. One medical student offers insight on the pros of flying solo.

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Physician Health

How often do physicians and medical students die of suicide?

That’s a key question without a crystal clear answer. The AMA will examine the matter.

Press Releases

AMA efforts aimed at preventing medical student and physician suicide

The AMA adopted policy today aimed at better understanding the incidence of depression and suicide among physicians and physicians-in-training.

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Residency

8 transformative residency-training projects awarded AMA grants

Interprofessional team-based care, rural health disparities and resident well-being among areas tackled in the GME efforts.

Press Releases

AMA announces awardees of $15M Reimagining Residency Initiative

AMA announces the final eight award recipients that will receive funding as part of its new initiative aimed at significantly transforming residency training.

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