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How transition-to-residency coaching can transform coaches too

An NYU project that gives resident physicians insight into their career goals also changes how faculty members think of themselves. Learn more.

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What do resident physicians want out of academic coaching?

Academic coaching is being used more often in medical school. How is it best used in GME? Resident physicians with firsthand experience weigh in.

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Thriving in Residency
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Academic coaches in medical school can spur competency-based med ed

Coaches aren’t mentors. They also aren’t advisers or counselors. Their contributions are lifelong and focused on building competencies.

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What forms your identity? It’s key to coaching diverse med ed learners

Find out how to open doors as an academic coach with medical students, residents and fellows who come from all walks of life to serve patients.

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Your medical school may offer coaching. Is it effective?

Ever more schools and residency programs are adopting academic coaching. New tools from the AMA help ensure that coaching is done right.

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At NYU, coaching helps medical students’ move to residency

Learn with the AMA how pairing graduating students with coaches from residency faculty can smooth the transition and produce better, happier doctors.

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Struggling to build your learning network? A coach can help

An independent voice could be what you need to form strong new professional ties as a medical student or resident physician. Learn more with the AMA.

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How a coach can help you become a master adaptive learner

Medical students and physicians must continually consolidate knowledge and master new skills. It’s a daunting task, but you don’t have to do it alone.

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Get coaching help to set these 7 key medical student goals

Being unable to “get to it all” is a universal experience in medical school. Coaches—who are distinct from mentors—can help.

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