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Video: A perspective on family medicine residency training. 4th aim arrival fallacy family medicine perspective resident physician video vlog

Your years in residency training can be hard, but what if they could also be the best years of your life? A perspective on

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It's okay not to do all the things. constraint decisions family physician priorities regret resident

I likely learned constraint earlier in my career than others out of sheer necessity. My husband and I were a 2-resident-physi...

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Trusting your gut, hand-off bias, and building your 'why's' bias connection family medicine gut physician resident why

I was a second-year resident on my pediatric emergency medicine month. I had worked enough shifts to become comfortable with ...

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Dr Corinna Muller hosted me on her Podcast Right Brain Rounds podcast

Right Brain Rounds is the podcast of Dr. Corinna Muller. Listen to get to know her story and the stories of many other women ...

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Diving into perfectionism academic medicine family medicine perfectionism physician residency resident physician

How many of you in residency feel (felt) that perfection is (was) your standard?  Do you recognize the sensation of defeat or...

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Guilt as a Resident Physician family medicine guilt perfectionism resident physician shame

 

The Many Faces of Guilt in Medicine

Let’s talk guilt. Many in medicine are high achievers, so it’s no surprise that resid...

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What is physician coaching? 4th aim academic coaching family medicine fourth aim physician coaching physician wellness resident physician

(Updated to point you toward a blog series that gives much more detail about physician coaching, evidence, methods, and much ...

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