The Tribe

Reflecting back on the last 48 hours, I realize that I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I was planning on learning a lot of lessons that I could take back to my medical school and hospital system (which I have), but I was not expecting the bonds and community that we would build at Marseille this week. Residents, nurses, fellows, medical students…it’s an impressively broad, interdisciplinary group. And while it always feels really nice to develop these connections on a personal level, I think that it is something I need to take more seriously than I did at summer camps in high school. I’m going to need these people. When I get back to my hospital system – and adjust to a new one for residency next year – I’m not going to somehow feel or be more influential than when I left for… Continue reading →