Faculty and residents, alike, need to prioritize their own well-being and take time for self-care and the care of loved ones.
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Faculty and residents, alike, need to prioritize their own well-being and take time for self-care and the care of loved ones.
Despite many simulation studies and attempts to include it, the medical community has not fully embraced gamification within residency education.
Months of residency interviews, letter writing, and phone calls come down to one day to find out who we will spend the next five years training.
Burnout at the early stages of a medical career can cause one to feel hopeless about medicine and/or oneself, and less empathetic toward patients.
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Agency now allows 24-Hour Shifts for first-year residents
Burnout is a major issue that needs to be recognized, understood, and mitigated
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Burnout is a major professional issue that needs to be recognized, understood, and mitigated
It’s no surprise that head mirrors are second only to the stethoscope as one of the most recognizable symbols used in artists’ renderings and Hollywood depictions of a physician. Or that, in most cases, head mirrors are incorrectly shown situated squarely in the middle of the “doctor’s” forehead, much like a shiny, silver bull’s eye instead of flipped down over one eye.