Category: resources

By Jean Miner, MD In all aspects of our lives, we are members of a “team”. We are members of our family “team” first and then head to school at a young age and are paired off on the playgro...

By Shree Agrawal Approximately half of matriculated medical students identify as female with numbers in surgical training steadily increasing to potentially also account for half of postgraduate tr...

By Beth Shaughnessy This lifestyle we have chosen seems to come in 4-5 year runs, Each new phase of training means we may have to pick up and move somewhere else, again. At least until we get that ...

By Nickey Jafari My rotation in obstetrics & gynecology (OB/GYN) was full of emotional moments, and the first time I witnessed a mom breastfeed her baby was one of my favorites; in a culture th...

By Shree Agrawal In the preclinical years of medical school, the idea of burnout among healthcare workers is more of an abstract concept. The unique environment of healthcare, regardless of specialty...

By Doreen Agnese I have always been a woman of few words. Always a good student who got A’s on exams, but when my classmates were filling blue book after blue book with elaborate prose, I struggl...

By: Heather Yeo, MD, MHS March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month an important time to talk about Colorectal Cancer, because it is a time of national focus and provides an opportunity for educati...

By Melany Hughes Hiring Entity “No. That won’t work for us.” Job-Seeking Physician “Ok, that’s fine then.” I’m not going to cry. I’m not going to cry. Ugh, are those tears? A...

By Mary Brandt This article originally appeared on Dr. Brandt's blog, the wellnessrounds. Other than the personal statement, there is nothing more distressing to medical students applying for a...

By Cornelia Griggs Like most surgical residents, I used to think of social media as an easy way to connect with friends, to discover interesting articles, and a way to occupy my hands during the (f...