Let me paint a picture of #peds #emergency care for you.

Let's say your 3 year old bonks his head on the coffee table right before dinner. Nothing horrible, but needs stitches. You take him to urgent care. They tell you that they can't fix it, and you need to go to the ER.

1/ You get to the ER. It's 8 pm, the waiting room is about half full, and you think - "Ok, this may not be so bad. Maybe we will be home by midnight."

But a few hours later, all that's happened is that a nurse has taken his vitals. Your 3 yo is exhausted and so are you.

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@KBrookeGolisch Ha, ok!

In spring of 2014, I was an aspiring pediatric surgeon (and a categorical surgical intern) wondering whether surgery was for me. I liked taking care of sick surgical patients, but didn’t love the rest - the culture.
1/ @KBrookeGolisch Prior to being an intern, I wasn’t sure how much this stuff mattered. I thought I could handle most things, which wasn’t untrue.

But I fantasized about leaving. I even wrote myself a letter through @futureme that winter, timed for my graduation from surgical residency…

2/

Graduated from the *ahem* 28th grade today!

1) Loved seeing our wonderful division chief @ERAlpernMD win the professionalism award we nominated her for 🥰 she’s the epitome of grace under pressure. 2) Fellowship is a very different experience than residency and it’s been evident how invested @LuriePEM is in us!
Hearing @kmangold_NU tear up talking about us (her first class taken all the way through fellowship) was really sweet and special.