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How programs can address the 5 top resident physician stressors

Lack of adequate support staff and a heavy administrative workload are stressors that residency programs are working to combat. Learn more.

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Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency
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4 ways to excel as a physician advocate in residency training

Resident physicians can have a powerful voice. Learn how AMA member Amanda Calhoun, MD, MPH, is using hers to improve care and advance health equity.

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Resident Advocacy
Thriving in Residency
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Why doctors marry doctors: Exploring medical marriages

Find out how often physicians marry other doctors or other health professionals and why these relationships can carry big upsides.

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Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency
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PGY-2s see 27% higher rate of burnout than interns. Here's why.

Second-year resident physicians take on more responsibility. Because of it, they get increased exposure to inefficiencies in the care system. 

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Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency
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Resident physicians: Is your social media habit a healthy one?

Like it or not, social media posts can provide insight into physician well-being. A doctor who has studied the topic among resident physicians offers tips.

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Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency
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Residency is hard enough. Tackle burnout by cutting out burdens.

LSU Health Shreveport makes it much easier for residents to meet ACGME common program requirements as part of its broader well-being effort. Learn more.

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Improve GME
Thriving in Residency
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What physicians should know as student-loan payments resume

The student-loan repayment pause has ended. Learn what it means for physicians and what options they have moving ahead.

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Residency Finance
Thriving in Residency
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Resident physician in the big city? You may need a roommate—or four

With inflation-adjusted resident wages flat and rents booming since 2000, some physicians in training have to get creative to stretch their dollars.

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Residency Finance
Thriving in Residency
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3 trends in resident physician burnout that demand action

AMA survey of 200-plus health systems across U.S. shows which residents are at greatest risk of burnout—and when. Learn more with the AMA.

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Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency