For Residents
From the Journals
Women’s residency and subspecialty choices diverging
Women were more likely than men to report that they had never considered cardiology as a career choice.
Feature
Residents are drowning in job offers – and debt
Young doctors are being recruited “like blue-chip athletes.”
Feature
More rheumatology slots available, filled on Specialty Match Day, but numbers well below need
Fifteen more positions were offered and filled for the 2019 appointment year.
From the Journals
Parental leave for residents pales in comparison to that of faculty physicians
Twelve top institutions provided paid childbearing/family leave for faculty physicians, only eight did so for residents.
Postcall Podcast
Craig Getting, Luis Aguilar-Montalva: Part I
How The Lantern Theater and Thomas Jefferson University team up to fight burnout and develop empathy.
Postcall Podcast
Samuel Shem: Part II
he author of the House...
Postcall Podcast
Samuel Shem: House of God
The writer of the cult classic on medical residency talks about the infamous work.
Opinion
Where to go with wearables
First and foremost, providers need confidence in the accuracy of the monitoring equipment, and, thus far, that accuracy has been questionable.
Conference Coverage
Swollen knee in a kid? Above 9, treat for Lyme
SAN FRANCISCO – Rule out septic arthritis in hours, not days.
Opinion
Real-world data, machine learning, and the reemergence of humanism
Innovators are beginning to explore how machine learning (used by Amazon and Google) might be used to improve the care of patients.
Law & Medicine
Dr. Bawa-Garba and trainee liability