It is the time of year when 2 new letters follow the names of former medical students who don fresh white coats as they begin internships. Annals of Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians welcome those joining the practice of medicine. This is a thrilling time as you embark on your residencies. And it's thrilling for those of us years past residency to be reminded of the excitement and rewards of a life in medicine.
In this issue, we publish 2 Annals Graphic Medicine pieces about the beginning of internship (1, 2) that evoke some of the emotions ...
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From American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M17-1293.
Corresponding Author: Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, American College of Physicians, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106; e-mail, [email protected]
Current Author Addresses: Drs. Taichman, Moyer, and Laine: American College of Physicians, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Author Contributions: Conception and design: D.B. Taichman, C. Laine.
Drafting of the article: D.B. Taichman, D.V. Moyer, C. Laine.
Critical revision for important intellectual content: C. Laine.
Final approval of the article: D.B. Taichman, D.V. Moyer, C. Laine.
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