A place for residents to emerge from the dark.

  • What is Rethinking Residency?

    Rethinking Residency is a place for residents, current, former, prospective and their families, to emerge from the darkness that is residency training and come together to share their stories and insights.

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  • Residency Program Under ACGME Investigation: What It’s Like

    Residency Program Under ACGME Investigation: What It’s Like

    I don’t claim to be an expert on ACGME policies and investigations but sharing even one account of this experience means that it’s 1% less shrouded in secrecy and threat.

  • Long Distance Relationship In Residency Training: A Practical Guide

    Long Distance Relationship In Residency Training: A Practical Guide

    You and/or your partner have matched into your desired specialty for residency training, congratulations! Now what…

  • Quitting Residency – An Alternative Career Path for MDs

    Quitting Residency – An Alternative Career Path for MDs

    Rethinking Residency was lucky enough to sit down with Chelsea Turgeon, MD, self-described and proud “Residency Drop Out”, former OBGYN, career coach and world traveler. It is so rare to find someone who left in the middle of residency and is not only willing to talk about it, but also discusses it in an objective…

  • Things I Wish I Knew Before Residency

    Things I Wish I Knew Before Residency

    I thought that in exchange for leaving behind a place that helped me grow immensely, I would be entering a friendly, inclusive residency program to embark on the next phase of my life. Please learn from my mistakes, and value yourself and your own worth.

  • Refusing All Cooperation With The Heart’s Death

    Refusing All Cooperation With The Heart’s Death

    It has been almost a year and a half, and while my depression is still a part of my life, it isn’t my whole life. Showing myself kindness did not make me a bad doctor, and it’s the reason I am still here today. 

  • Leaving Deloitte Consulting for Medical School

    Leaving Deloitte Consulting for Medical School

    When I got involved with many of the well-being initiatives I supported at Deloitte, I started to explore what I was really passionate about. I am now attending Case Western as a first year medical student.

The Premise

Now Is The Time To Rethink Residency!

Developed over 125 years ago in the US, modern residency training remains largely unchanged from its infancy. This site may not be able to spark a revolution, but helping even one resident is enough to justify the effort.

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