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From Intern to Attending: The Roles of Physicians on a Medical Team

As physicians move throughout their training, they acquire different titles in addition to their MD. As a medical student, this can lead to confusion about who you refer to and what the hierarchy is for the various positions. Let’s explore the different titles and how a medical student typically interacts ... Read more

Renee Marinelli

Updated April 2, 2019 by Renee Marinelli

Residency and The Match

Surviving Your First Year as a Doctor

It’s your biggest dream and quite possibly your biggest fear at the same time. Your intern year. The year where you are officially called a “doctor” by hospital staff, your colleagues, and your loved ones. ... Read more

AJ Nguyen

Updated June 26, 2022 by AJ Nguyen

Residency and The Match

An Apology to a Medical Student

Dear medical students: I’m sorry. You had just finished two years of didactic learning and couldn’t wait to feel like a “real” doctor. You finally were starting your clerkships, that is, finally working with patients ... Read more

Karen Tran-Harding

Updated June 26, 2022 by Karen Tran-Harding

Residency and The Match

5 Things in Residency That I Didn’t Expect to be Hard (But Were)

I knew residency was going to be hard. I had anticipated the long hours, weeks in a row without a two-day weekend (which, in an attempt to see the glass as half full, I have ... Read more

Megan Riddle

Updated June 26, 2022 by Megan Riddle