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4 MIN READ

Key tips for medical residents facing microaggressions

Learn with the AMA how and when to deal with the slights that members of marginalized groups face in medical settings.

Physician Health
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Moving on up: Pilot gives medical residents chance to finish early

A pilot program aims to let medical residents advance to independent practice early—or late—depending on their skills instead of the date on the calendar.

Residency Life
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9 MIN READ

Q&A: This intern helps M4s pursuing ob-gyn spots find their way

Loss of in-person visits pose a challenge for medical students. Learn how AMA member Liz Southworth, MD, is helping to fill the gap.

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Preparing for Residency
The Road to Residency
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3 innovative proposals earn funding to change residency training

Learn how the projects selected for AMA grants will ease transition to practice, address health inequities and improve residency selection.

Improve GME
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5 MIN READ

With no USMLE Step 1 scores, challenges and opportunities arise

Moving USMLE Step 1 from a numerical score to pass-fail has created an evaluation void. How might medical educators fill it?

USMLE® Step 1 & 2
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Residents and fellows gain additional caregiver, medical leave

In the coming years, resident physicians and fellows will have increased flexibility to attend to matters outside of the hospital.

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Medical Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency
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2020 vision: 4 ways residency has changed in the new millennium

The realities of graduate medical education have shifted significantly over the years. This generation of residents is equipped to handle four key changes.

Residency Life
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Without travel, costs of residency interviews to decline sharply

With in-person interviews being discouraged, some medical students will save thousands of dollars on residency application and interview costs.

Preparing for Residency
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Medical education in 2020: How we got here, where we’re headed

Learn about the AMA’s influential role in setting standards for U.S. medical education, and what’s being done to redesign undergraduate and graduate training for the 21st century.

ChangeMedEd Initiative