Trump’s immigration ban imperils some medical residency programs
Foreign doctors provide a vital lifeline for healthcare in the United States. About a quarter of doctors in the country were born abroad.
Papers examine physician burnout, patient safety risks tied to EHRs
One study found that first-year residents in internal medicine spent 5-7 hours a day — about 40 minutes per patient — reading and entering data into EHRs. Another article urged healthcare executives to pay attention to physician complaints about EHR usability.
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Good news for older surgeons: Medical residents can soon be worked like dogs again
The New England Journal of Medicine study comes as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is reassessing requirements that prevent residents from working extremely long stretches or back-to-back shifts.
Sure, there’s no generation gap in medical education (students just hate their doctors and workplaces)
A student “depicted his supervising physician screaming at the medical team, causing one intern to urinate herself moments before having her head bitten off for possessing too little information about a patient.”
Where are medical residents happiest?
In general, medical residents really like what they do, though there is significant variation by state and medical specialty, according to newly released data from physician social network Doximity.
Research shows medical residents make experiences for patients and surgeons better
New research demonstrates the benefit of having medical residents present for surgeries.
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