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3 Min Read

A medical resident’s guide to gifts from industry

Learn more from the AMA about the ethical and legal standards in this area, and how they apply to medical residents.

Ethics
Amarpreet Ahluwalia, MD, and Kaitlyn Shank, MD
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4 Min Read

Match: How students can flip the script during residency interviews

This proactive approach to the residency interview process can pay major dividends for medical students as they try to find the perfect match.

Transition to Residency
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4 Min Read

What it’s like to specialize in forensic pathology: Shadowing Dr. Jorden

Being a forensic pathologist allows Michelle A. Jorden, MD, to tell the patient’s story of how they died and what symptoms they may have experienced prior to death.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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3 Min Read

5 keys to navigating the residency Match as an LGBTQ applicant

Matching isn’t just a process—it’s also about principle. Two LGBTQ physicians offer advice for finding a residency program that allows you be yourself.

Transition to Residency
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4 Min Read

Dust off your “to read” pile: Reading reduces resident burnout

Learn about new research that shows reading nonmedical literature on a consistent has a dose-response relationship with resident physician burnout.

Resident Wellness
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5 Min Read

What it’s like to specialize in lifestyle medicine: Shadowing Dr. Bansal

Ankush Bansal, MD, a lifestyle medicine physician and hospitalist, finds that the most rewarding part of his job is when patients feel they finally understand their condition. 

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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3 Min Read

5 ways to support medical residents facing patient discrimination

About two-thirds of trainees have been verbally harassed by patients. A legal expert suggests how to respond.

Physician Health
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8 Min Read

Medical student loans: Use debt efficiently, find best repay option

Learn more from the AMA about how to use your debt efficiently and find the best medical student loan-repayment option.

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Residency Finance
Making the Rounds Podcast
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5 Min Read

AMA convenes more than 500 innovators for ChangeMedEd Conference

Announces nearly $400,000 in grants and unveils new innovations as part of AMA’s ongoing effort to transform physicians training.

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