Resource topic: Personal Factors
Factors in medical school that predict postgraduate mental health problems in need of treatment. A nationwide and longitudinal study

This study examines the prevalence of mental health problems during the fourth postgraduate year, and investigates whether it is already possible to predict such...

Article
Personal life events and medical student well-being: A multicenter study

The following study identifies the prevalence of burnout, variation of its prevalence during medical school, and the impact of personal life events on burnout and...

Article
Women and the Decision to Leave, Linger, or Lean In: Predictors of Intent to Leave and Aspirations to Leadership and Advancement in Academic Medicine

This study investigates and confronts the assertion proposed by recent literature that women's professional motivations, ingrained behavior, and perceptions of...

Article
Joy in Medicine Podcast Series

The Joy in Medicine podcast series from Johns Hopkins takes a look at the myriad ways clinicians find joy, from advocating for patients to developing programs to...

Podcast
Female doctors adjust lives to accommodate home

Female physicians are more likely to make professional adjustments to accommodate their responsibilities at home. Nearly half of the spouses of male physicians...

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Paid Family and Childbearing Leave Policies at Top US Medical Schools

Retaining women in academic medicine is challenging, despite gender parity in medical training. Child-rearing and differential preferences on work-life balance may...

Peer-Reviewed Literature
Pregnancy and Motherhood During Surgical Training

The following study assesses the resident experience of childbearing during surgical training by conducting a self-administered 74-question survey. Results show...

Article
Pregnancy during obstetrics and gynecology residency: effect on surgical experience

This study explores residents' views about pregnancy during residency and the effect leaves of absence had on the quantity of surgical procedures performed. 31...

Article
Empathy and Burnout in Medicine-Acknowledging Risks and Opportunities.

The following article highlights the importance of demonstrating empathy in clinical practice for patient safety and outcomse. Physicians who are facing burnout...

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Female Physicians and the Future of Endocrinology

70% of current endocrinology fellows are women, which reflects an apparent waning of interest in endocrinology among male trainees. To continue to attract trainees...

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