Why medical students are trading empathy for publications

In the race to get into competitive medical residency training, today’s medical students are chasing something that may surprise you: scientific abstracts, posters, workshops, and research papers. Lots of them. Not necessarily new ideas or meaningful research—just enough to stack their résumés and stand out during the screening of their application for postgraduate residency match.

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Why medical students are trading empathy for publications originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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