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. ... Read more
Renee Marinelli
Updated April 2, 2019 by Renee Marinelli
Intern
Intern refers to first-year residents or early trainees in supervised clinical practice.
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Surviving Your First Year as a Doctor
It’s your biggest dream and quite possibly your biggest fear at the same time. Your ... Read more
AJ Nguyen
Updated June 26, 2022 by AJ Nguyen
An Apology to a Medical Student
Dear medical students: I’m sorry. You had just finished two years of didactic learning and ... Read more
Karen Tran-Harding
Updated August 21, 2026 by Karen Tran-Harding
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 ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Megan Riddle
