A message to medical interns, in the midst of a pandemic

"Ultimately, our job is a difficult one. It’s hard to take usual comfort in heartwarming statistics or hollow promises of prosperity when you find yourself loving and grieving your patients. I have found there is comfort and an impenetrable hope that comes from this; this is the life-hack for training: Seek the welfare of the program, the institution, the city where you have found yourself. For in its welfare, there you will also find your welfare. As you start, finish, or continue your training, let the foundation of your vocation be marked by the virtue of hope rooted in doing the little things with great love. This rhythm will help you not only in the transition to or from training, but will also allow you thrive in the wake of this pandemic."

Sumner Abraham is an internal medicine physician.

He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "A letter to medical interns, in the midst of a pandemic." (https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/04/a-letter-to-medical-interns-in-the-midst-of-a-pandemic.html)

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