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Physician residency in-service exams: Know the stakes, how to prep

What do physician residency in-service exams mean for your career? Get study tips and expert insights on how their importance varies by specialty.

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Residency Life
Thriving in Residency
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Teaching residents what to do when patients don’t take their meds

Medication nonadherence is costly and deadly and frustrates even seasoned physicians. An online training covers how to tackle this common problem.

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Improve GME
Thriving in Residency
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Applying to fellowship? A program director’s tips on standing out

Want to land your dream physician fellowship? Focus on showcasing research, acing interviews and picking strong writers for letters of recommendation.

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Medical Fellowships
Thriving in Residency
Reid Evans, PhD
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Do you have “feedback literacy”? For residency, it’s a must

Follow this expert advice on how to improve as a physician by maximizing your interactions with attendings and other care-team members. 

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Residency Life
Thriving in Residency
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Managing medical student-loan repayment

Get tips for managing your medical student loans and understand your options for repayment and public student loan forgiveness.

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Residency Finance
Thriving in Residency
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Teaching residents effective interprofessional team communication

For residency programs, teaching how to be part of an effective interprofessional team is vital. Now there’s help online from subject-matter experts.

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Improve GME
Thriving in Residency
Victoria Gordon, DO
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What I wish I knew in residency about becoming chief resident

Going for a chief resident spot requires taking a fresh look at yourself and your program. AMA member Victoria Gordon, DO, advises what to focus on.

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Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency
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5 tips for resident physicians to effectively lead the care team

Resident physicians can lead an interprofessional care team with confidence, earn respect from seasoned staff and foster collaboration with these tips.

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Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency
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Use these strategies to manage sleep deprivation in residency

To perform at your best on the night shift, resident physicians should follow the evidence on what works. One tip: Drink your java at the right time. 

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Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency