The Grass Is Always Greener, or Is It?

• Authors: Alexandra Hart, Emory University
• Journal Title: Aesthet Surg J Open Forum
• Volume: Volume 2, Number 2
• Publisher: Oxford University Press | 2020-06, Pages ojaa022-ojaa022
• Type of Work: Article | Final Publisher PDF
• Publisher DOI: http://doi.org/10.1093/asjof/ojaa022
• Subjects: 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.