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Resident & Student Health

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4 MIN READ

3 tips from Johns Hopkins on boosting resident, fellow well-being

With half of their 1,200-plus residents and fellows experiencing burnout, Johns Hopkins needed to act. Learn about their innovative response.
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Resident & Student Health

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3 MIN READ

How to make resident doctors’ well-being an institutional imperative

Having open lines of communication with residents and fellows has helped the University of Toledo create well-being champions in its training programs.
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Residency

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4 MIN READ

Nervous about your intern year? 3 resident physicians offer insight

The transition to residency is one of those drinking-from-the-firehose situations, but you’re not the first to go through it. Learn essential tips to succeed.
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Residency

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4 MIN READ

Intern year will be hard, but you can rise to these 4 challenges

What stumbling blocks will PGY-1s encounter in the transition from medical school, and what does success look like? Learn with the AMA.
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Residency

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6 MIN READ

10 keys M4s should follow to succeed during medical residency

Always have a fresh pair of socks handy, and nine other hard-won bits of advice from the AMA’s top physician expert on graduate medical education.
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Resident & Student Health

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6 MIN READ

First came burnout, next suicidal thoughts—then this resident got help

Things looked good on paper for 2nd-year resident Scott Pasichow, MD. But inside, they got worse. What his journey can teach other resident physicians.
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Residency

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4 MIN READ

3 ways to save time with those tedious, personal tasks

For medical students moving into residency, learning to save time on tasks away from the floors can help ease the new workload.
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Resident & Student Finance

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4 MIN READ

Relocating for residency? Keep these things in mind

Living arrangements can have a big effect on your quality of life during training. Check out these great tips on finding the right place.

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