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What families of new residents need to navigate change

Fourth-year medical students will find out this week where they’ll spend the next phase of their training. Get resources to help new residents’ families navigate this change.

Resident Wellness
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Snow can't stop them: Medical students head to the Hill

For the second Medical Student Advocacy Day in a row, a snow storm that shut down Washington, D.C. didn’t deter more than 150 medical students from descending on Capitol Hill to ask Congress for new and innovative ways to fund graduate medical education.

GME Funding
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New road map calls for a better, stronger GME system

Citing the need for a comprehensive and sustained effort to strengthen graduate medical education (GME), the Association of American Medical Colleges released its five-year road map to optimize GME.

Improve GME
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AMA applauds Congress for efforts to modernize graduate med education

The AMA continues to urge support for increasing the number of medical residency slots and health care access to underserved areas.

Press Releases
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Thinking about a fellowship? 5 things to consider

Making the decision to pursue postgraduate medical training isn’t easy. Hear what fellows recommend you consider before making your decision.

Medical Fellowships
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The top issues residents will face in 2015

It's been many years since I was a medical resident, but as an educator, I have the opportunity to see residents from the other side. In the new year, three issues will rise to the top of residents' minds.

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Leadership Viewpoints
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Duty-hour limits have no effect on patient outcomes: New studies

The 2011 limits placed on resident duty hours appear to have had no effect on patient deaths, patient outcomes or residents' examination performance, according to two studies published this month in JAMA.

Improve GME
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Top 9 stories residents shouldn't miss from 2014

If you’re a busy medical resident, you might not always have time to follow the latest news for the profession. Check out the top news among medical residents this year.

Resident Wellness
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Top 10 stories from 2014 for med students not to miss

From the announcement of a new single graduate medical education (GME) accreditation system to burnout studies and from student debt to the Match, 2014 brought a lot of news specifically for medical students.

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