By Joel Kahn, MD on April 1, 2016
Match day has just passed and a new crop of medical students now know where they will be starting their clinical careers. One thing is for sure, these successful students – soon to be doctors – will need to learn the importance of flexibility and resilience as medicine is changing at a fast and furious pace. When I graduated from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in 1983 (so long ago it strains the memory, but it was with Summa Cum Laude designation) we did match day at a bar in town announcing the match locations one by one in front of 250 slightly sauced peers. Since that day I have had a wonderful but unpredictable career that has taught many lesson. Below, a few of the ones that helped me the most. Read more…
