Staying Human during Residency Training: How to Survive and Thrive after Medical School Sixth Edition

About this book

The ultimate survival guide for medical students interns residents and fellows Staying Human during Residency Training provides time-tested advice and the latest information on every aspect of a residents life from choosing a residency program to coping with stress enhancing self-care and protecting personal and professional relationships. Allan D. Peterkin MD provides hundreds of tips on how to cope with sleep deprivation time pressures and ethical and legal issues. This sixth edition is not only updated to reflect the latest research and resources but also features new material on the latest issues in residency training including social media use patient-centred care the medical humanities and the hidden curriculum of residency. Presenting practical antidotes to cynicism careerism and burnout Peterkin also offers guidance on fostering more empathic connection with patients and deepening relationships with colleagues friends and family. Acknowledged by thousands of doctors across North America as an invaluable resource Staying Human during Residency Training has helped to shape notions of trainee well-being for medical educators worldwide. Offering wise compassionate and professional counsel this new edition again shows why it is required reading for medical students and new physicians pursuing postgraduate training.