New Kids on the Block

I wanted to write something about the first years, but now I'm not sure what. I guess it's kind of refreshing and reminding to see them mingling together, so eager to explore, newly inducted into medicine. It's hard to imagine that just a year ago, I felt the same. Now, second years carry a more grim demeanor, burdened by the looming horizon of Boards, our original energy tarnished by the reality that despite being an immeasurably rewarding path, it is a long and trying one.

The image is the Rod of Asclepius.