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How med students handle uncertainty could predict career future

Medical students’ level of tolerance for ambiguity may be closely tied to how they deal with stress and where they will practice, according to a recent study in Academic Medicine. The survey asked incoming students to rate how they agreed with statements such as, “I don’t like to work on a problem unless there is a possibility of getting a clear-cut and unambiguous answer.”

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What you need to make smart employment decisions

There are a lot of considerations when it comes to entering into employment versus private practice, and it can be challenging for new physicians—or physicians seeking a change—to navigate.

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How to take innovations beyond the exam room

Medical residents have grown up in a tech-obsessed world and are fluent in digital technologies, making them poised to deliver tomorrow’s lifesaving inventions. A “serial entrepreneur” with decades of success shared her best tips for bringing new innovations into fruition at a special education session for residents during the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.

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Employed or self-employed: Find out who's more satisfied

Employed and self-employed physicians are about equally satisfied with their work situations, according to a recent Medscape survey of more than 4,600 physicians, but self-employed doctors are somewhat more satisfied with their current practice situation than employed doctors.

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More residents choose family medicine, but gaps remain in primary care workforce

Recent boosts still will fall short of increasing the primary care workforce to the overall 40 percent level recommended by GME policy experts.

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