The Grass Is Always Greener, or Is It?

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Alexandra Hart, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2020-06
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2020 The Aesthetic Society.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/asjof/ojaa022
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Aesthet Surg J Open Forum
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 2
• Start Page: ojaa022
• End Page: ojaa022
• Grant/Funding Information: The author received no financial support for the research, authorship, and publication of this article.
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

Since Match Day, my fourth year of medical school, I have been thinking about the summer of 2020. During these moments, I would be basking in the final months before graduating from residency as a plastic surgeon. In my mind, I would have the perfect contract signed, the perfect international vacation planned, it would be the perfect time to graduate because of a booming economy, and I would be planning to start my job with, of course, the perfect mix of patients and problems.