Insights on Residency Training

August 19th, 2022

Developing Resident Educators

Brandon Temte, DO

We currently find ourselves at the start of another academic year. By this time in August, many medical trainees are settling into new roles. Recently graduated medical students are getting used to hearing Dr. before their name. New senior residents who were interns a short time ago now find themselves leaders of their own teams. […]

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August 12th, 2022

Beginnings

Abdullah Al-abcha, MD

The Beginning of Fellowship I was driving from Lansing, Michigan to Rochester, Minnesota and the view of green mountains overlooking the lake was so breathtaking it made me forget the hard work of packing my entire apartment away to begin again, elsewhere. It was something I had never seen before. I was eager to see […]

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August 4th, 2022

Uncertainty in Medicine — The “July Effect” and Beyond

Khalid A. Shalaby, MBBCh

When I first started residency, I was uncertain and hesitant with most of my clinical decisions. As medical students, we gain considerable knowledge through our medical school curriculum. But gaining knowledge and applying it to practice are two different sets of skills. Because I followed medical school graduation by a hiatus doing bench research, I […]

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July 28th, 2022

10 Tips for July (and Beyond)

Madiha Khan, DO

For new trainees, starting July in the ICU can be the steepest of all learning curves, because the patient acuity and workflow can be overwhelming. The same is true for new fellows, I’ve found, as I started this month in the CCU. Although it is the same unit I worked in twice before as a […]

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July 19th, 2022

Adventures of Family Medicine Clinic Days

Mikita Arora, MD

Family Medicine Continuity Care Clinic  Wow! I cannot believe it’s my final year of residency. I am currently a 3rd-year Family Medicine Resident at McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac, MI. Our clinic is a nonprofit, federally qualified health center and an accredited patient center medical home. Our target population is the medically underserved in an […]

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July 12th, 2022

Training Alongside the Drug Epidemic

Brandon Temte, DO

The drug epidemic in America continues to worsen. In 2021, the CDC reported a historic high in overdose-related deaths of 107,622. This number is up 15% from 2020 and 100% from 2015 [1]. In Oregon, where I completed my residency training, substance abuse is still a significant concern. Opioid deaths in Oregon rose 40% last […]

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June 29th, 2022

The Talent Code of Residency Training

Abdullah Al-abcha, MD

After spending 4 to 6 years in medical school, physicians typically spend 3 to 7 years in residency training. Residency training is a crucial step that shapes us as physicians. We spend long hours at the hospital taking care of patients, and we learn directly from these encounters. We also spend a lot of hours […]

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June 22nd, 2022

In a Digital World, Is “Legwork” Obsolete?

Khalid A. Shalaby, MBBCh

Our 2021 class of interns was the first in our institution not to receive good old pagers. Many institutions around the country are following suit. This marks a milestone in the advancement of how we communicate in medicine. Gone are the days when residents had to step on toes as they left from the middle […]

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June 16th, 2022

Dear Chief Year …

Madiha Khan, DO

If you ask anyone on Reddit or SDN (Student Doctor Network) about pursuing Chiefdom in residency, you’ll find numerous opinions about it being an undertaking not worth the burden of additional responsibilities, even if it is considered an honor. I was also advised gently — and accurately, in my opinion — by mentors that focusing […]

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June 9th, 2022

Building Possibilities in Family Medicine

Mikita Arora, MD

June is such an exciting month. As the academic year ends, I cannot help but reflect on my PGY-2 year. It was filled with adventure, because I had a leadership role with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). I was elected as the National Resident Delegate to the Congress of Delegates last July. You’re […]

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