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2 skills to help you build better relationships with patients

Discover how to defuse a tense interaction in the exam room and move on to providing the patient with prompt, effective and compassionate care.

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Final-year residents: How to pick a practice setting that fits you

Before residency ends, use this resource to create a practical, personalized plan for the critical next step in your medical career.

Transition from Resident to Attending
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GME faculty development: 5 modules set stage for effective learning

AMA educational series for GME faculty covers the fight against burnout and how to develop professionalism and improve the learning environment in residency.

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AMA to ensure future physicians receive health care economics training

AMA calls on medical schools and residency programs to incorporate content on health care economics.

Press Releases
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ICD, CPT and more: A coding primer for medical residents

Codes complete the patient medical record. Some basic knowledge and simple steps will give resident physicians confidence in doing their part.

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Bullied in medical residency? Learn how you can respond

Medicine’s introduction to physician professionalism and peer-to-peer respect is too often a hazing ritual. Medical residents don’t have to accept it.

Physician Health
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3 coping strategies to help medical residents manage stress

The physician who takes time for personal wellness is also better able to meet the medical needs of patients. Use these pointers to deal with stress.

Medical Resident Wellness
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A medical resident’s guide to gifts from industry

Learn more from the AMA about the ethical and legal standards in this area, and how they apply to medical residents.

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Medical residents: Can you pass health insurance 101?

These health-plan fundamentals that can have a major impact on a lifelong career in medicine.

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