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Male Surgery Residents Get Better Evaluations

Senior male trainees at one program had better scores on essential skills in the specialty

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UCSF Residents Avert Strike; Reach Tentative Deal With Children's Hospital Oakland

Proposed contract includes better pay and benefits for housing, meals, and relocation

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The Future Looks Bleak for Surgical Residents Like Me

Looming Medicare cuts will force surgeons to do more with less, undermining trainee success

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Teaching Climate Change in Med School Gains Momentum

Climate-and-health training is "fundamental to the mission of medicine," expert says

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Radiation Oncology Residents Report Deficits in Training During the Pandemic

About half worry about job prospects

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Medical Education Has 'Gone Woke' -- That's a Good Thing

New AAMC guidelines on diversity and equity are a much-needed addition to medical education

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Trainees May Miss More Sessile Serrated Polyps on Colonoscopy

But resident or fellow involvement didn't have a negative impact on other key quality indicators

Auto doctor Carl Allamby became a medical doctor in his 40s.

Mechanic-Turned-Doctor: It's Never Too Late to Follow Your Dreams

After 25 years in auto repair, Carl Allamby, MD, just became an attending at Cleveland Clinic

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After 6 Brain Surgeries and a Stroke, Resident Aims to Inspire Others

Claudia Martinez, MD, always knew she wanted to become a doctor, she just took a different path

Medical Students Walk Out of White-Coat Ceremony To Protest Anti-Abortion Speaker

"This is not simply a disagreement on personal opinion," students say

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13-Year-Old Accepted to Medical School

Alena Analeigh Wicker wants to inspire other young girls of color interested in STEM

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6 Simple Financial Tips for New Residents

Hint: they work for attendings, too!

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Receiving Feedback and Critique Is a Complicated Art

It starts with listening

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A Small Intern in a Big Hospital

Day after day, digging like a gopher

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Opioid Use Disorder Training in Med School Improves Awareness of Patient Needs

Third-year students' knowledge of OUD treatments significantly increased after training

A young male physician giving the thumbs up gesture while holding a handmade cardboard sign which reads: STRIKE

Do Interns and Residents Ever Really Go on Strike?

Milton Packer describes the first and only successful U.S. housestaff strike -- in 1975

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Residents, Fellows at USC Keck School of Medicine Latest to Vote to Unionize

Vote follows a campaign focused on living wages and representation in the workplace

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Caribbean Med School Lied About Match Rates?

Students who attended Saint James from 2016 to 2022 may be eligible for a refund

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See Who Made This Year's List of Top Medical Schools

The latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report

Breaking Down the Match Rate

Misleading reporting of Match rates leads to misalignment between programs and applicants

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Reframing the 'Difficult Case'

A different perspective can foster new possibilities for patient care

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Treating a Messiah

A creative way to achieve patient compliance

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Study Shows Virtually No Advancement for Black Surgical Residents

Despite a more diverse applicant pool, matriculation, graduation rates remain low

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Why Do Physicians Stay in Toxic Work Environments?

Reclaim your power at work

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Study: Surgical Residents Do Just Fine Without Close Supervision

No difference in VA patient outcomes whether or not attendings were scrubbed in

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I Didn't Match My First Time Around

And I'm doing just fine

Orthopedic Surgery Group Sabotages Residency Program, Lawsuit Alleges

Scott Duncan, MD, says OrthoSC is trying to protect its market monopoly in Myrtle Beach

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Letting Your Resident Break the Bad News

Practice is the only way to get better

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Is ERAS Glitch Impeding Residency Interviews?

Several students are missing letters of recommendation, but AAMC calls reports "unsubstantiated"

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Doctor Shadows a Prosthetist: Day in the Life

Follow YouTuber Siobhan Deshauer, MD, as she learns how prosthetics are made

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Prospective Residents Told Little About EM Programs' Research Strategies

Study also finds leaders frustrated with unclear expectations

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Focus on the Patient, Not Only the Disease

Building relationships and trust is everything

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We Don't Have to Be 'Heroes'

We can help by doing our part

Medical school graduates take the Hippocratic oath at a cloaking ceremony.

Which Residency Should You Choose?

Listen to my opinion, and then promptly ignore it

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Who Performs More Endoscopies During GI Training, Women or Men?

Survey finds lower total colonoscopies and EGDs completed by female GI fellows

Medfluencer: From Med Student to YouTube Star: Meet America Revere, MD

Sharing her everyday life, this surgery resident has become a must-watch vlogger

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Mental Health: The New 'Coming Out' in Medicine

Openness about challenges with anxiety, depression can help fight the stigma

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Emergency Medicine Residents Report High Rates of Mistreatment

Large survey study also found that such experiences were linked to increased suicidality

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Tulane's Graduate Medical Education Programs Put on Probation

Decision follows public outrage over alleged racism and gender discrimination at the university

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Empathy: The Most Critical Skill in Medicine

Caring for a patient means putting yourself in their shoes

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