MedPage Today August 27, 2025
— A Q&A with a residency program director
Welcome to “Ask the Program Director,” a column from MedPage Today where your most pressing questions about residency — from the application process to life as a resident — are asked and answered.
Dear residency program director,
While medical training did a great job of preparing me to make clinical decisions, I’m wondering what steps I can take to develop leadership and administrative skills that would help me thrive in leadership roles. I’m in my second year of residency, and while it’s been both challenging and rewarding, I could see eventually moving away from full-time clinical practice. Even if I continue my clinical practice, I can envision a future where I also...
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