2020. Four numbers. A thousand meanings and memories to each person.
2020 has been a challenge. Our spirit persists, however, and we express our gratitude for the wonderful program leadership of Dr. Willett and Dr. Morris and the outstanding residents in our program. We are thankful to be chiefs for a residency program that models excellence without ego in their service to their patients, each other, and our community.
When we accepted our future roles as Chief Residents in 2019, none of us envisioned what our chief year has so far entailed. We began some responsibilities early, by leading the return of our morning reports on Zoom in April. The job officially began with greeting the fantastic new PGY-1 class during their orientation in June. We have enjoyed learning about each one of them and observing their growth as physicians. We have maintained a tradition of excellent academic instruction in our conferences, successfully transitioning our conferences to virtual and hybrid form