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 resident's 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 t 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 burut, Peterkin also offers guidance on fostering more empathic connection with patients and deepening relationships with colleagues, friends, and family. Ackwledged by thousands of doctors across North America as an invaluable resource, Staying Human during Residency Training has helped to shape tions 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
ISBN-10
1442629142
ISBN-13
9781442629141
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221884465
Product Key Features
Author
Allan D. Peterkin
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Medicine: General
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Toronto
Content Note
2 Figures
Author Biography
Allan D. Peterkin is Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at the University of Toronto where he heads the Program in Health, Arts and Humanities. He is the author of 14 books for adults and children including Staying Human During Residency Training (University of Toronto Press) now in its sixth edition