Resident Lounge

We have invited MetroWest Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program to engage in a journal club discussion about the NEJM article, "Evinacumab in Patients with Refractory Hypercholesterolemia.” The authors will be on hand to answer questions about their...

During the first week of the U.S. national vaccine rollout, news outlets reported a protest after a major medical center’s initial COVID-19 vaccine distribution list did not include almost the entirety of their house staff. Less publicly, I have heard about additional...

There was a time when none of us could tell time. Imagine not knowing what the ever-moving hands of a clock are trying to reveal. My memories skew, but in that era before I could tell time, all I remember is laughter, effervescence, and the occasional injury. (The...

Welcome new doctors! Yesterday you were medical students and today you are physicians! What a scary feeling. Remember that everyone shares similar concerns and fears as they start their residency and wants to succeed. Getting into residency is the beginning of an incredible journey. Savor it, relax, enjoy the ride, and be open to...

Quality improvement (QI) is a disciplined effort to make healthcare delivery safer, more effective, patient-centered, timely, equitable, and efficient (less wasteful). These six domains were established by the National Academy of Medicine in 1999 as the tenets of...

Dr. Matt Young is a first-year resident in obstetrics and gynecology in suburban Delaware. Between the day I invited him to be interviewed and the interview itself (a 36-hour span) things had changed a lot for him. Anxiety levels are up among his colleagues, and...

We have invited the residents and faculty from the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston Internal Medicine Residency Program to engage in a journal club discussion about the NEJM article, "A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with...

We have invited the residents and faculty from Yale University Internal Medicine Residency Program to engage in a journal club discussion about the NEJM article, "High-Flow Oxygen with Capping or Suctioning for Tracheostomy Decannulation." The authors of the article...

We have invited the residents and faculty from Cambridge Health Alliance Internal Medicine Residency Program to engage in a journal club discussion about the NEJM article, "Weight Loss in Underserved Patients — A Cluster-Randomized Trial." The authors of the article...

The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare the vulnerabilities of health care systems in the U.S. to adapt and mobilize resources needed to provide timely, appropriate, and equitable care. Climate change adds stressors such as wildfires, super storms, and heat waves that further test our capacity. It is critical that we build resilient health care systems, able to respond...

African-American physicians-in-training may be isolated within the walls of their institutions, alienated by their patients, and disconnected from their training programs. Listen to the challenges and aspirations of some inspiring African-American residents in the latest episode of this podcast series.

Competency-based medical education holds the promise of producing a bettertrained workforce — and for many physicians, this training could be accomplished within a shorter time frame.