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How residents really feel about peer-to-peer feedback

A study from the Journal of Graduate Medical Education reveals that residents look to their peers for helpful feedback and guidance. Find out what residents really want in peer evaluations and how residency programs can improve their peer feedback processes.

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How residents, programs tackle wellness: 4 solutions to know

While the burnout woes of residency are familiar to many physicians in training, concrete strategies to combat the problem can be more elusive. Here are a few creative ways programs have developed to tackle wellness.

Medical Resident Wellness
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This year's 3 top med ed priorities

What are the top medical education issues for physicians this year? Hear from an expert from the AMA Council on Medical Education outline the top three priorities for the upcoming year.

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New road map calls for a better, stronger GME system

Citing the need for a comprehensive and sustained effort to strengthen graduate medical education (GME), the Association of American Medical Colleges released its five-year road map to optimize GME.

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Duty-hour limits have no effect on patient outcomes: New studies

The 2011 limits placed on resident duty hours appear to have had no effect on patient deaths, patient outcomes or residents' examination performance, according to two studies published this month in JAMA.

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Top 9 stories residents shouldn't miss from 2014

If you’re a busy medical resident, you might not always have time to follow the latest news for the profession. Check out the top news among medical residents this year.

Medical Resident Wellness
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2014's top moments in medical education

The past year was jam-packed with major events in medical education. Take a look back at six news-making medical education topics.

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Med ed gets evaluated in special JAMA issue

A special theme issue of JAMA focuses on important topics in the continuum of medical education, including health care spending, resident duty hours and maintenance of certification (MOC).

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The history of residency--and what lies ahead

Residency was not the only option for all medical school graduates, Kenneth M. Ludmerer, MD, an internist, medical educator and historian of medicine, said during a recent presentation at the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Medical school graduates could take different pathways to become physicians, including apprenticeships or studying outside of the country.

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