Featured in NEJM Journal Watch: Cynicism in Medicine

By the NEJM Journal Watch Editors

When a group of residents were recently asked whether they were more or less cynical now than at the start of their residency, many expressed increased cynicism toward the healthcare system — but not toward patients. Akhil Narang poses the same question to readers, adding: "If you're more cynical, why and how much of this was a result of modifiable factors in your training program?"