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5 tips to start and grow a happy family during residency

Residency often coincides with the time when many young physicians would like to start families, but undertaking these two life events simultaneously can be daunting. A third-year family medicine resident with three young children recently shared her tips for making it work with minimal stress.

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Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency
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Redesigning the Gas Lounge: How residents changed their space

During a busy hospital day, medical residents use the on-call room to relax. As part of a physician wellness program, residents surveyed their peers to plan improvements to their lounge.

Improve GME
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Report reveals complexities of GME reform

Graduate Medical Education (GME) is in need of changes that address the rapidly changing health care system and to better prepare physicians-in-training for the future. A new report asked physicians, residents and other stakeholders from around the nation to identify GME-related issues or concerns.

Resident Advocacy
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Tragedy sparks program to create work-life balance for medical residents

Preventing physician burnout can save lives. The Balance in Life program for medical residents supports and promotes physical, psychological, social and professional well-being. They learn tools to navigate life as a surgeon.

Resident Wellness
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More residents building families during training

Becoming a doctor and a parent at the same time is a strain for many medical residents. Study looks at how intense medical training, limited parental leave and shrinking workforce make starting a family even more difficult.

Resident Wellness
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Neurosurgery makes pain management curricular breakthroughs

Leaders in neurosurgery have taken a hands-on approach to training residents with an eye toward filling knowledge and skill gaps—one such gap is pain management. Learn how they’re making strides in preparing residents for the board exam and more effective patient care.

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Speak up about gaps in residency training

The AMA Residents and Fellows Section seeks participants for a project to develop or enhance resources and services to help during training.

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Keys to promote empathy, reduce burnout in medical residency

An interview with Dr. Dhruv Khullar, a contributor to the New York Times Well blog, provides key insights into how medical residents can maintain empathy and compassion while reducing burnout and exhaustion.

Resident Wellness
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The physician's essential art of balancing emotion and logic

Toggling between the rational and emotional sides of a physician’s minds is key to delivering patient care. How do you train the mind to find a balance between these two states? One resident physician discusses how he learned to toggle.

Resident Wellness