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First Month as Chief Fellow

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 It's really an honor to be the chief fellow for my program this year. My duties to date have included: Creating the AY 2023-24 call schedule Updating our recruitment microsite for interview season Assigning topics for Friday division rounds for the year Orienting our first year fellows during their first week of fellowship Assigning mentorship pairings for our new fellows and seniors Planning social events to build community in the program Tracking our daily census on the consult services and during weekend call Connecting pharma rep learning opportunities with our fellows Answering questions that come up for my peers This is all in addition to being a third year fellow with my own clinics and continuity patient panel. It's been a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. My hope is to leave the program better off than when I joined it two years ago. The time has flown quickly. I was telling a patient on this week that this is my "15th year of training." I started my MD/Ph...