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Hands cutting up fresh vegetables.
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Life hacks for medical residents: One fellow’s collection

An anesthesiology and pain medicine fellow describes several ways for residents to save time and money by streamlining daily chores.

Resident Wellness
Suicide Prevention Toolkit
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When trainee suicide happens, implement this action plan

The death of a resident or a fellow by suicide can be earthshaking for coworkers and patients alike. A toolkit provides expert advice for survivors.

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Person communicating with three physicians on a computer.
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New resource advises how to prevent, respond to trainee suicide

The ACGME and others launch an initiative to guide trainees in responding to distressed peers. It also offers help to those dealing with a suicide.

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Family matters: How to juggle residency training, parenthood

First-hand advice on the challenge of starting a family while completing medical training garnered close attention from physician trainees.

Resident Wellness
Best of 2016: Residents
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The top 5 stories residents should read

Compelling data on themes affecting individual residents—starting a family, recovering from shifts and more—struck a chord with readers.

Resident Wellness
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How should residents respond to faculty bullying of med students?

When faculty members bully or mistreat medical students, how should residents respond?

Resident Wellness
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Beating burnout: Confidential access to health services for trainees

New policy battles burnout by supporting access to confidential mental and physical health services for med students, residents and physicians.

Resident Wellness
Timothy Brigham, MDiv, PhD speaking at AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium.
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Accreditor lays out plan for resident well-being

The demanding environment of medical training for residents makes them prey to depression, stress and burnout. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has plans to improve physician well-being.

Resident Wellness
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5 tips to start and grow a happy family during residency

Residency often coincides with the time when many young physicians would like to start families, but undertaking these two life events simultaneously can be daunting. A third-year family medicine resident with three young children recently shared her tips for making it work with minimal stress.

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