Graphic of a med school student transitioning into a physician.
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Educators debate methods to help med students transition to GME

Four medical school leaders consider how to best ensure a meaningful and effective handoff as medical students move into residency.

Transition to Residency
Physician standing in the doorway of a hospital hallway.
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3 tips for new med school grads facing old 24-hour shift

After a six-year hiatus, first-year residents will again contend with longer shifts. How to cope? Seasoned residents offer perspectives and advice.

Transition to Residency
From med school to residency written on two lab coats.
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Med schools, residency programs should sync up to boost training

UME and GME need to move beyond a culture that sees med students and residents as different species and find a common language—and metrics—for both.

Transition to Residency
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Medical schools overhaul transition to residency programs

Four medical schools are trying to bridge the curriculum gap between medical school and internship. Innovations to improve competency, leadership and patient care make the transition to residency easier.

Transition to Residency
Navigating through the first year of residency
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Graduating med students: Make a successful transition to residency

Move from med school to hospital training easier by adopting seven principles for working in a clinical setting. Get off to a good start with hard-earned lessons from a chief resident on how to survive your first grueling year as an intern.

Transition to Residency
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Post-Match evaluations urged for medical residency programs

Competency-based assessments of med school grads entering residency programs urged. University of Michigan Medical School study suggests this would identify areas where trainees need extra help and improve training of interns.

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After you match, are you ready to pay your loans?

Match Day for medical residencies is only weeks away. It’s also a reminder that med student loan payments will soon come due. Are you ready?

Transition to Residency
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"Opportunities galore": M4 students talk graduation, residency

After making it through the Match and a final year of medical school, M4 students are ready to be called “doctor.” “I feel like opportunities galore await us now,” said George “Bud” Vana, MD, who graduated this month from the University of Vermont College of Medicine.

Transition to Residency