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Overcoming Addiction In Residency & Fellowship
Dr. McKeown tells her story of battling, and overcoming, addiction in both residency and fellowship. She tells her story so that others struggling with addiction or substance abuse can know that they are not alone.
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Switching Gears When You Leave The Hospital
How can you protect yourself from the experience of being a resident? How does anyone unplug when they’re leaving their shift or long day at the hospital?
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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An Alternative Career Path for Primary Care
When a system is set up to produce a certain outcome, that is the outcome you get. We do not rely primarily on payment for procedures or visits. Because of this unique payment system, I don’t need to focus as intently on seeing the maximum number of patients per day.
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Getting A Pet In Residency
I knew without a doubt that I would get a dog at some point in my life, but I had a lot to consider before taking the leap in residency. This was a common discussion in medical school, and I had heard both sides plenty of times.