Preparedness for Residency: Now More Than Ever

Transitions in medical education, particularly the transition to residency training, are increasingly identified as meriting additional thought and care for the appropriate development of the new physician. In this issue of JAMA Surgery, Engelhardt and colleagues aptly demonstrate that a resident’s sense of preparedness for this transition plays a crucial role in their mental health; the identified association between resident preparedness and meaningful on-call experiences as students likely applies to most specialties requiring in-house call