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July 22nd, 2022
The Paperwork Demands for Academic Medical Teaching Are OUT OF CONTROL
Why all caps in the above title? It’s to call attention to a problem that’s getting worse each year in academic medicine, especially when it involves teaching or talks. The requirement to submit a veritable truckload of forms, documents, attestations, and summaries, all due months before the actual event. Let’s explore in more detail what […]
July 1st, 2022
Fellowship Transition and Developing a Sense of Belonging
It’s July 1, which means that today, or sometime very soon, many internal medicine residents will transition to becoming subspecialty fellows. There are many appropriate words to describe this change, including exciting, nerve-wracking, and challenging, but one that doesn’t get quite enough attention is how strangely lonely it feels. The reason this sensation occurs is […]
Paul E. Sax, MD
Associate Editor
NEJM Clinician
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