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Practice innovation strategies: Physician burnout

Find proven approaches on how to engage health system leadership, understand physician burnout and how to address it, and develop a culture that supports well-being.

AMA STEPS Forward®
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23 medical boards make changes to support physician well-being

Nearly a dozen other state boards are reevaluating licensure applications to help physicians feel freer to seek the mental health care they may need.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Love and marriage ... and physician residency: How to make it work

Resident physicians and their spouses or significant others don’t have much time together. Learn how these couples make the most of it.

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Medical Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency
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Why do women resident physicians report more burnout? Listen up

The regular “Hello, nurse. Where’s the doctor?” greetings from patients don’t help, but that’s not all. Learn more as PGY-3s speak up.

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Medical Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency
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4 tips for juggling GME training and becoming a new parent

The two giant tasks of physician residency training are learning a lot quickly and delivering quality care. And—for new parents—baby makes three.

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Medical Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency
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When microaggressions happen: 5 steps medical students can take

Follow the five D’s to effectively intervene when you witness bias or a slight against a medical student or health professional colleague.

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Physician Health
Succeeding in Medical School
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Another challenge for resident physicians: more “pajama time”

Resident physicians’ after-hours EHR burdens pile up as they attend to documentation before and after shifts. Learn more with the AMA.

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Thriving in Residency
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Thriving in residency

Turn to the AMA for timely guidance on making the most of medical residency.

Residency Life
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10 keys M4s should follow to succeed during residency training

Always have a fresh pair of socks handy, and nine other hard-won bits of advice from the AMA’s top physician expert on graduate medical education.

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Preparing for Residency
The Road to Residency