Retreats

The internal medicine residency program put together several day-long retreats for us, for some reason always at a winery. It feels so good to get out of the hospital and see friends in a non-work setting. An intern retreat early in the year involved a wine tasting, a tour, some horseback riding, and a BBQ. And then recently, we had a residency retreat where we had some skits and bonding activities. In groups, we parodied some situations in residency such as silly morning reports, ridiculous overnight calls, etc. There were a lot of exaggerations of program director mannerisms. In any case, it's interesting because during these retreats, someone else covers our patients in the hospital, either residents at intern retreat or fellows at a resident retreat. It's the only practical time during residency that an entire class can hang out together. And at both retreats, I had a fantastic and fun time getting to know my co-residents and enjoy some sun outside the hospital.