Resident Lounge

Residency requires long, hard hours and the pay isn’t that great. You’ve heard of colleagues getting gigs moonlighting on the side, and it sure does sound tempting. Should you do it? What are some questions to consider?

My friends and I spent Thanksgiving 2018 attending surf school in Jacó, Costa Rica. We spent that week fully immersed in twice-daily surf sessions interspersed with conditioning, balance exercises, and of course, downtime to explore the town and rainforests of...

I just finished attending one of our inpatient teaching services, and it felt like the panel was one of the most varied and medically complex I have ever taken care of. This was my first week as an inpatient attending — as an ambulatory chief, most of my clinical time is with...

When you dedicate years to studying and practicing medicine, you learn that certain steps are required to maintain good health and prevent illness and disease. However, the concept of systematically and proactively cultivating good habits applies to many aspects of life, including your finances...

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...

It’s Dr. C.’s first weekend taking calls at her new hospital, only weeks after graduating from residency. When called in for a patient with laryngeal cancer, she’s suddenly disorientingly aware that she’s in charge now. Does she have what it takes?

We have invited the residents and faculty from The Christ Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program to lead a journal club discussion about the NEJM article, "Trial of Intensive Blood-Pressure Control in Older Patients with Hypertension.” The authors will be on hand to answer questions about their research. Come and be a part of the...

We have invited the residents and faculty from the Saint Vincent Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program to lead a journal club discussion about the NEJM article, "Empagliflozin in Heart Failure with a Preserved Ejection Fraction.” The authors will be on hand to answer questions about their research. Come and be a part of the...

We have invited the residents and faculty from the Tecnológico de Monterrey-Tecsalud Internal Medicine Residency Program to lead a journal club discussion about the NEJM articles, "Therapeutic Anticoagulation with Heparin in Noncritically Ill Patients with Covid-19” and "Therapeutic Anticoagulation with Heparin in Critically Ill Patients with...

The medical community is becoming increasingly aware of the psychological effects of the climate crisis, including stress and anxiety. Extreme weather events have social and mental health consequences, ranging from low-level stress to post-traumatic stress disorder. Psychological effects can be compounded by other social and...

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.