How Working On Christmas Became A Privilege For 2 Young Doctors
In late December, medical interns are halfway through their first year of hands-on work with patients. The holiday season marks a special challenge as these doctors take on more responsibility.
by John Henning Schumann
Dec 25, 2018
2 minutes
In what has become a holiday tradition for Shots, we're encoring a piece by Dr. John Henning Schumann that first ran in 2013. He reminisced then about a difficult assignment during his medical residency that helped him understand what it meant to be a good doctor.
December is supposed to be the time of year filled with family gatherings and holiday good cheer. For medical residents, quite the opposite is
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