Abstract
This article was migrated. The article was not marked as recommended. Most current trainees in medicine are from the Millennial generation, and most attending physicians are either Baby Boomers or from Generation X. Specific generational differences among physicians have the potential to cause conflict and negatively impact patient care. The authors, who are millennial physicians, wrote this commentary to provide millennial trainees with insight into their own generational tendencies, and give recommendations on how to successfully navigate training.
Highlights
During my first year of cardiology fellowship, I (EB) distinctly remember lamenting with my co-fellows that we were underperforming, given the seemingly endless stream of criticism we received
It was clear that my co-fellows and I thought about criticism very differently from our attending cardiologists
While many of these differences in perspective have existed in medical education for years, some appear to be due to specific generational differences between trainees and supervising physicians
Summary
During my first year of cardiology fellowship, I (EB) distinctly remember lamenting with my co-fellows that we were underperforming, given the seemingly endless stream of criticism we received. It was clear that my co-fellows and I thought about criticism very differently from our attending cardiologists While many of these differences in perspective have existed in medical education for years, some appear to be due to specific generational differences between trainees and supervising physicians. All three of us have observed attitudes and behaviors among ourselves, our colleagues, and our trainees that have caused conflict with supervising physicians and negatively impacted patient care. The purpose of this commentary is to provide millennial trainees with insight into their own generational tendencies and give recommendations on how to successfully navigate training in light of these tendencies. On the basis of these generational characteristics, we make the following five recommendations for Millennials to successfully navigate medical training
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