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As loan repayment resumes, 5 key questions for resident physicians

Medical resident loan repayment will resume in October. What do residents need to do to make sure they are prepared? Industry experts outline the path ahead.

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Residency Finance
Thriving in Residency
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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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These 8 traits make great doctors, and residents can develop them

Resident physicians often aspire to be walking medical encyclopedias. Learn about the characteristics that truly distinguish outstanding doctors.

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Improve GME
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