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Lost your identity at medical school? Try doing something different
Pursuing interests or causes outside medicine can help medical students foster a sense of identity and self-worth not defined by academic success, write Florence Wedmore and Charlotte Rose
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Do medical schools care? Rethinking compassion within medical training
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My top BMJ Student picks—shake it out
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