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Sustaining Optimism
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004;158:414-415.
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Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing 3 bright, energetic medical students applying for pediatric residency at our institution. They were articulate, well educated with outstanding recommendations from their deans and teachers. But what struck me most about them were their resumes. Covering multiple pages for each applicant, these resumes were replete with experiences here and abroad, in a wide variety of settings. They had worked in inner-city "free clinics," staffed by medical students and an occasional attending physician; volunteered for boys and girls clubs, mentoring youth from backgrounds very different from their own; spent summers and elective rotations in Africa, at mission hospitals and aid organizations. They are people whom we all can admire and with whom we would enjoy working.
During the same week as these interviews, I attended a medical staff meeting at the county-owned, university-operated hospital at which I work. At these monthly meetings, our medical . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH, Editor
Department of Pediatrics
Child Health Institute
University of Washington
Box 354920
6200 NE 74th St, Suite 210
Seattle, WA 98115-8160
(e-mail: archpediatrics@jama-archives.org)
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