Editor's Picks “When they need help most, medical students in anguish rarely reach out. Students attribute this reluctance to seek care to fear of stigmatization by peers and to concerns over professional ramifications, particularly during applications for residency and licensing.”
- Psychiatry resident Nathanial Morris discusses medical student suicides for The Washington Post.
 Young physicians may struggle to properly plan for their retirements due to the fact that they begin their careers later than most other professions, tend to carry more in student loans, and often lack the free time to dedicate to financial planning. Nearly 95% of medical schools and teaching hospitals offer their residents 10 or less personal days, according to a report by the Association of American Medical Colleges. Each resident clinical rotation must have accompanying goals and objectives that are based on the core competencies, subcompetencies, and Milestones for the given specialty.
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