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Professionalism in residency: Managing interpersonal relationships during this journey

By The DO Staff

10.13.23

Residency is a unique time in the life of a physician. It is a level beyond that of medical school, but it remains a provisional ‘in-training’ period. There are greater responsibilities, but there remains a tolerance for mistakes. Sort of like the ‘teenage years’ of medical education—you’re not quite ‘grown up’ just yet.